Clinical Trials

Inclusion Criteria:

• Diagnosis/disease status: Patients being evaluated for prostate cancer. For healthy volunteers, no specific disease status.

•  Age ≥ 18 years. To note, the patients enrolled in the study will be towards older age group since patients with prostate cancer and with pelvic metal implants are generally towards middle age to elderly population. The age distribution will be between 18 years and up to 80 years of age, without any additional age-related restrictions. 

• Performance status: ECOG Status 0, 1 and 2.

• This project is focused on prostate imaging. As such, all subjects enrolled in this project will be men. No women will be included in this study.

• Patients with or without proven MRI compatible pelvic metal implants

• Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Any contraindication to MRI per Radiology Department’s routine protocol, e.g., MRI-incompatible objects, including but not limited to medical devices (e.g., pacemakers, AICD, etc.) and other foreign bodies.

• Patients with uncontrollable claustrophobia, severe lower back pain, and uncontrollable tremors, to the point that it would render them unable to tolerate an MRI study.

• Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that, in the opinion of the investigator, would limit compliance with study requirements.

Note: Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria may apply.

Eligibility last updated 01/28/2026. Questions regarding updates should be directed to the study team contact.