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Prostate MR Quality Improvement Collaborative

This Collaborative of the ACR® Learning Network seeks to improve clinically significant prostate cancer detection and localization.

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MRI is increasingly used in the diagnostic pathway of prostate cancer with up to 40% of biparametric exams resulting in diagnostic errors due to inadequate image quality. Improvement collaborative participation supports site teams with creating a standardized system for improving the percentage of MR prostate exams that meet quality criteria according to Prostate Imaging Quality (PI-QUAL) criteria. 

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ACR Learning Network Prostate MR Image Quality Improvement Collaborative

Problem Statement

Prostate MR image quality is inconsistent and unreliable, possibly leading to missed cancer diagnoses and an inability to use the images in subsequent procedures, adversely impacting patient care.

How the Collaborative Works

Each collaborative site forms an interdisciplinary team of four to six members who participate in the ACR ImPower Program with shared learning alongside a cohort of colleagues from four to six institutions, identifying ways to improve prostate MR image quality. 

Suggested team members:

  • Radiologist with a vested interest in prostate imaging.
  • MRI supervisor or manager.
  • MRI technologist.
  • MRI scheduler.
  • Referring physician representative.
  • Individual with previous experience in quality improvement.
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Collaborative Leader

Andrei S. Purysko, MD

Andrei S. Purysko, MD

Cleveland Clinic

Andrei Purysko, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Radiology, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, is faculty for the ACR Education Center Prostate MR course and a member of the ACR Prostate MRI Center Designation Workgroup.

Advisory Committee

  • Clare Tempany, MD, FACR
  • Jeffrey Weinreb, MD, FACR, FISMRM, FSABI
  • Hung-Jui (Ray) Tan, MD, MSHPM
  • Baris Turkbey, MD
  • Rachel Harris, RT(R)(MR)

ACR Learning NetworkParticipating Organizations

  • Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, UT
  • The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
  • AdventHealth, Orlando, FL
  • Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
  • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA

  • Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, VA
  • Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
  • Duly Health and Care, Lisle, IL
  • University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY

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