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The use of MR for imaging of the prostate has great usefulness in the diagnosis and staging of prostate cancer. Hackensack Radiology Group has been a pioneer in the use of prostate MRI, having been performing detailed prostate MR imaging for over 15 years. Prostate MR has particular value in staging patients with newly diagnosed prostate cancer, helping to find possible cancer in patients with a rising PSA and negative biopsy, or following response to therapy in patients undergoing various treatment options for known disease.

Hackensack Radiology Group was one of the nation's first centers to incorporate prostate spectroscopy using GE Healthcare's "PROSE" into prostate imaging, and the technology and radiology group were featured on CBS news in an interview with Dr. Andrew Osiason and Max Gomez.

More recent advances, such as "Diffusion" and "Perfusion" imaging of the prostate have become a routine part of the examination, and help further improve the detection of prostate cancer. Through its relationship with Confirma Corporation, Hackensack Radiology Group is a key investigator in the use of Prostate CAD, a specific computer program that helps to display the information gathered during the MR exam, and assists in the detection of prostate cancer.