Mayo Clinic's approach
Mayo Clinic doctors have extensive experience using prostate MRI for prostate cancer and other conditions that affect the prostate.
Your Mayo Clinic care team
The expert radiologists at Mayo Clinic oversee prostate MRI exams and interpret the results. They work closely with doctors from other specialties to ensure they have a full picture of your health. This helps radiologists produce accurate reports that your healthcare team can use to make choices about the next steps in your care.
If you're having a prostate MRI as part of a prostate cancer diagnosis, your team of doctors might include:
Mayo Clinic doctors are highly skilled in all aspects of prostate cancer care and across every specialty involved in treating the condition.
Experience that helps you get the right diagnosis
Mayo Clinic radiologists are experienced in using prostate MRI and other imaging tests to accurately detect and monitor prostate cancer.
- Expertise in interpreting MRI results. The radiologists at Mayo Clinic who look at MRI images and decide on the results have extensive experience in this imaging technique. They produce reliable and accurate results so that members of your care team has the information they need to make decisions about your care.
- Experience using advanced MRI techniques. Mayo Clinic radiologists have access to the latest MRI techniques. This includes multiparametric MRI (mpMRI) and biparametric MRI (bpMRI). Information from advanced MRI techniques helps doctors make complex decisions about care and assists care teams with procedures such as fusion biopsy and focal therapies.
- Access to the latest in prostate cancer imaging. Doctors at Mayo Clinic have access to many types of imaging tests for prostate cancer. If your care team needs more information, they can request specialized CT scans, bone scans, and many types of positron emission tomography (PET) scans, including PSMA PET scans.
- A history of innovation in prostate cancer imaging. Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, was the first medical center in the United States to receive approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to prepare and administer the imaging agent used in a choline C-11 PET scan. This PET scan tracer was the first one developed specifically for imaging prostate cancer.
Access to the latest prostate cancer treatments
If you're diagnosed with prostate cancer, there are many treatment options to consider. A caring team of experts at Mayo Clinic can explain your options and help you pick the treatment that's best for you. Your care team has access to a full range of prostate cancer treatments, including new ones being studied in clinical trials.
Expertise and rankings
Mayo Clinic doctors are widely respected for their skill in using prostate MRI and other imaging tests for prostate cancer. When you seek care at Mayo Clinic, you can expect:
Experience you can trust
Mayo Clinic doctors have experience in caring for many people with prostate cancer. Each year, more than 23,000 people with prostate cancer receive care at Mayo Clinic.
Nationally recognized expertise
Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center meets the strict standards for a U.S. National Cancer Institute comprehensive cancer center. These standards recognize scientific excellence and a multispecialty approach focused on cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment.
Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, and Mayo Clinic in Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona, are ranked among the Best Hospitals for cancer by U.S. News & World Report. Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, is ranked as the top hospital in Minnesota and Mayo Clinic in Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona, is ranked as the top hospital in Arizona.
Locations, travel and lodging
Mayo Clinic has major campuses in Phoenix and Scottsdale, Arizona; Jacksonville, Florida; and Rochester, Minnesota. The Mayo Clinic Health System has dozens of locations in several states.
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Costs and insurance
Mayo Clinic works with hundreds of insurance companies and is an in-network provider for millions of people.
In most cases, Mayo Clinic doesn't require a physician referral. Some insurers require referrals or may have additional requirements for certain medical care. All appointments are prioritized on the basis of medical need.
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Please contact your insurance company to verify medical coverage and to obtain any needed authorization prior to your visit. Often, your insurer's customer service number is printed on the back of your insurance card.