Thiele Kobus1, Jack Van Asten1, Alan Wright1, Arend Heerschap1, Tom Scheenen1
1Radiology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands
In this study the use of 1H MRSI for the detection of lactate in the prostate was evaluated with the use of a semi-LASER sequence. No convincing lactate signal was detected in patients with highly aggressive prostate cancer. The minimal detectable lactate level was determined and estimated to be around 3 mM.