Publications
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Imaging of recurrent prostate cancer
J.J. Fütterer Approximately 30% of patients who underwent radical prostatectomy or radiation therapy will develop biochemical recurrent disease. Biochemical recurrent disease is defined as an increase in the serum value of prostate-specific antigen...
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High-risk prostate cancer: value of multi-modality 3T MRI-guided biopsies after previous negative biopsies
J.J. Fütterer, S. Verma, T. Hambrock, D. Yakar & J.O. Barentsz Transrectal ultrasound-guided biopsy is the gold standard for prostate cancer detection. The latter detection rates of random systematic TRUS-guided biopsy do not exceed 44%. As a...
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MRI-guided interventions for the treatment of prostate cancer
J.G.R. Bomers, J.P.M. Sedelaar, J.O. Barentsz & J.J. Fütterer OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this article is to evaluate MRI-guided therapies and to investigate their feasibility for focal therapy in prostate cancer patients. Relevant articles were...
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Intra-thoracic mass on CT in a breast cancer patient
L. Heijmen, J.J. Fütterer & H.W.M. van Laarhoven No abstract available.
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MRI-guided and robotic-assisted prostate biopsy
J.J. Fütterer & J.O. Barentsz PURPOSE OF REVIEW: In this review, we summarized and critically discussed the most recent developments in the field of MRI-compatible robot-guided prostate interventions. RECENT FINDINGS: Currently, systematic transrectal...
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ESUR prostate MR guidelines 2012
J.O. Barentsz, J. Richenberg, R. Clements, P. Choyke, S. Verma, G. Villeirs, O. Rouviere, V. Logager, J.J. Fütterer & European Society of Urogenital Radiology The aim was to develop clinical guidelines for multi-parametric MRI of the prostate by a...
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Initial experience with identifying high-grade prostate cancer using diffusion-weighted MR imaging (DWI) in patients with a Gleason score ≤ 3 + 3 = 6 upon schematic TRUS-guided biopsy: a radical prostatectomy correlated series
D.M. Somford, T. Hambrock, C.A. Hulsbergen-van de Kaa, J.J. Fütterer, I.M. van Oort, J.P. van Basten, H.F. Karthaus, J.A. Witjes & J.O. Barentsz INTRODUCTION: Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance (MR) imaging (DWI) might be able to fulfill the need to...
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Evaluation of a robotic technique for transrectal MRI-guided prostate biopsies
M.G. Schouten, J.G.R. Bomers, D. Yakar, H.J. Huisman, E. Rothgang, D. Bosboom, T.W.J. Scheenen, S. Misra & J.J. Fütterer OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the accuracy and speed of a novel robotic technique as an aid to perform magnetic resonance image...
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Predictive value of MRI in the localization, staging, volume estimation, assessment of aggressiveness, and guidance of radiotherapy and biopsies in prostate cancer
D. Yakar, O.A. Debats, J.G.R. Bomers, M.G. Schouten, P.C. Vos, E. van Lin, J.J. Fütterer & J.O. Barentsz Multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has the potential of being the ideal prostate cancer (PCa) assessment tool. Information gathered...
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Prospective assessment of prostate cancer aggressiveness using 3-T diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging-guided biopsies versus a systematic 10-core transrectal ultrasound prostate biopsy cohort
T. Hambrock, C. Hoeks, C. Hulsbergen-van de Kaa, T. Scheenen, J.J. Fütterer, S. Bouwense, I.M. van Oort, F. Schröder, H.J. Huisman & J.O. Barentsz BACKGROUND: Accurate pretreatment assessment of prostate cancer (PCa) aggressiveness is important in...
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Reproducibility of 3D 1H MR spectroscopic imaging of the prostate at 1.5T
M.W. Lagemaat, C.M. Zechmann, J.J. Fütterer, E. Weiland, J. Lu, G.M. Villeirs, B.A. Holshouser, P. van Hecke, M. Lemort, H.P. Schlemmer, J.O. Barentsz, S.O. Roell, A. Heerschap & T.W.J. Scheenen PURPOSE: To determine the reproducibility of 3D proton...
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Prostate cancer: multiparametric MR imaging for detection, localization, and staging
Somford, S.W.T.P.J. Heijmink, T.W.J. Scheenen, P.C. Vos, H.J. Huisman, I.M. van Oort, J.A. Witjes, A. Heerschap & J.J. Fütterer This review presents the current state of the art regarding multiparametric magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of prostate...
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Rectal obstruction after a vaginal posterior compartment polypropylene mesh fixed to the sacrospinous ligaments
M.E. Vierhout, M.I.J. Withagen & J.J. Fütterer We present a case in which a polypropylene mesh was placed over the posterior vaginal wall and was fixed to the sacrospinous ligaments on both sides. Postoperative a rectal obstruction developed which was...
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Feasibility of a pneumatically actuated MR-compatible robot for transrectal prostate biopsy guidance
D. Yakar, M.G. Schouten, D.G.H. Bosboom, J.O. Barentsz, T.W.J. Scheenen & J.J. Fütterer PURPOSE: To assess the feasibility of using a remote-controlled, pneumatically actuated magnetic resonance (MR)-compatible robotic device to aid transrectal biopsy...
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State-of-the-art uroradiologic imaging in the diagnosis of prostate cancer
S.W.T.P.J. Heijmink, J.J. Fütterer, S.S. Strum, W.J.G. Oyen, F. Frauscher, J.A. Witjes & J.O. Barentsz In the diagnostic process of prostate cancer, several radiologic imaging modalities significantly contribute to the detection and localization of the...
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Protocol for translabial 3D-ultrasonography for diagnosing levator defects (TRUDIL): a multicentre cohort study for estimating the diagnostic accuracy of translabial 3D-ultrasonography of the pelvic floor as compared to MR imaging
K.J.B. Notten, M. Weemhoff, K.B. Kluivers, K.J. Schweitzer, F. Mulder, J. Stoker, R.G.H. Beets-Tan, J.J. Futterer, R.F.A. Vliegen, J.L.H. Evers, G. Link, M.G.M. Bergmans, P.H.N.M. Kampschöer, E.T.C.M. Gondrie, I. van Gestel, I. van Dooren, C. Dirksen,...
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Initial results of 3-dimensional 1H-magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging in the localization of prostate cancer at 3 Tesla: should we use an endorectal coil?
D. Yakar, S.W.T.P.J. Heijmink, C.A. Hulsbergen-van de Kaa, H.J. Huisman, J.O. Barentsz, J.J. Fütterer & T.W.J. Scheenen PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to compare the diagnostic performance of 3 Tesla, 3-dimensional (3D) magnetic resonance...
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Magnetic resonance imaging for the detection, localisation, and characterisation of prostate cancer: recommendations from a European consensus meeting
L. Dickinson, H.U. Ahmed, C. Allen, J.O. Barentsz, B. Carey, J.J. Fütterer, S.W. Heijmink, P.J. Hoskin, A. Kirkham, A.R. Padhani, R. Persad, P. Puech, S. Punwani, A.S. Sohaib, B. Tombal, A. Villers, J. van der Meulen & M. Emberton BACKGROUND:...
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Editorial comment
J.J. Fütterer No abstract available.
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Discriminating cancer from noncancer tissue in the prostate by 3-dimensional proton magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging: a prospective multicenter validation study
T.W.J. Scheenen, J.J. Fütterer, E. Weiland, P. van Hecke, M. Lemort, C. Zechmann, H.P. Schlemmer, D. Broome, G. Villeirs, J. Lu, J.O. Barentsz, S. Roell & A. Heerschap OBJECTIVES: A prospective multicenter validation of the ability of 1H magnetic...