Forbes August 30, 2024
Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer for men in the United States (after skin cancer) and is the second leading cause of cancer deaths (after lung cancer). The American Cancer Society predicts that approximately 35,000 American men will die of prostate cancer in 2024. Thus anything that can help physicians detect and treat prostate cancer sooner could save thousands of lives.
One critical tool for accurate diagnosis of prostate cancer is MRI scanning. A high quality MRI scan can help surgeons detect the presence of tumor, the extent of tumor within the gland, and the presence of any spread into adjacent organs.
However, MRI scans must still be interpreted by human radiologists. And humans can make mistakes. In...
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