Research Article

Evaluation of the PI-RADS Scoring System for Classifying mpMRI Findings in Men with Suspicion of Prostate Cancer

Table 5

Overall PI-RADS score according to Röthke et al. [13] (calculation based on sum-score results) compared to the one based on the overall impression of the radiologist.

Overall PI-RADS score level (1–5)Score based on Röthke et al.Score based on radiologist’s impression
Frequency of patients n (%)Tumor incidence (% of biopsies)Frequency of patients n (%)Tumor incidence (% of biopsies)

11 (1%)0 (<1%)
243 (30%)0%38 (27%)0%
352 (36%)19% 50 (35%)17%
431 (22%)65% 38 (27%)54%
516 (11%)94% 17 (12%)100%