What’s already known about this topic?
The presurgical detection of extraprostatic extension (EPE) in prostate
cancer is essential. Therefore, studies are carried out on possible
indirect findings of EPE, especially in radiological terms. There are
studies in the literature showing that there may be a relationship
between tumor contact length (TCL) and EPE. It seems that there is no
consensus yet on a threshold value for TCL. It is clear that more
studies are needed on this topic. In addition, 3T MR device was used in
most of these studies. On the other hand, MR images, including prostate
multiparametric MR, are mostly obtained with 1.5T MR device in many
centers. Studies on this topic designed with 1.5T MR device may be
beneficial for more physicians.