Table 1 Diagnostic quality assessment questionnaire
From: Standardisation of prostate multiparametric MRI across a hospital network: a London experience
T2-Weighted | Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) | Dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Axial | Coronal | Sagittal | DWI | High b-value DWI | ||
Angulation | Yes/no | Yes/no | Yes/no | Yes/no | Yes/no | Yes/no |
Does the current angulation match with the T2W axial? | Yes/no | Yes/no | Yes/no | |||
Image resolution | Poor/adequate/good | Poor/adequate/good | Poor/adequate/good | Poor/adequate/good | Poor/adequate/good | Poor/adequate/good |
FOV | Small/sufficient/large | Small/sufficient/large | Small/sufficient/large | Small/sufficient/large | Small/sufficient/large | Small/sufficient/large |
SNR | Low/adequate/high | Low/adequate/high | Low/adequate/high | Low/adequate/high | Low/adequate/high | Low/adequate/high |
b-values (s/mm2) | 0, 150, 500, 1000 | 1400 @ 1.5 T 2000 @ 3.0 T | ||||
Artifacts | Yes/no | Yes/no | Yes/no | Yes/no | Yes/no | Yes/no |
Image blurring due to motion | Yes/no | Yes/no | Yes/no | Yes/no | Yes/no | Yes/no |
Is it possible to rule in tumours? | Yes/no | Yes/no | Yes/no | Yes/no | Yes/no | Yes/no |
Is it possible to rule out tumours? | Yes/no | Yes/no | Yes/no | Yes/no | Yes/no | Yes/no |
Is it possible to clearly visualise the periprostatic and cavernosal vessels? | Yes/no | |||||
Number of dynamic measurements | Few/adequate/many | |||||
Temporal resolution of each dynamic measure | \(\le \hspace{0.17em}\)10 s | |||||