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Where to access mpMRI to the PROMIS standard
PROMIS is the minimum standard for mpMRI. There are no gold stars for merely being PROMIS compliant.
In fact we have had reports from leading Consultant Urologists that a lot of mpMR scans and the reports are of poor quality even though PROMIS complaint. The reason is, mpMRI scans are difficult to get right. To be successful it is important that the MRI system are optimised (PI-QUAL is a tool for doing this). Using the pre-set manufacturer’s settings are generally not good enough.
High quality mpMRI images and high quality reporting are a must.
If you only spend time and maybe money on one thing, get the best mpMR scan reported by the best Uro Radiologists
Access PROMIS standard locations by clicking the button below.
More importantly is a link to the 28 London NHS MRI machines which have been optimised to a high Pi_QUAL standard
Details for the best centres for prostate cancer diagnostic MRI are below
Star system for rating mpMRI facilities and reporting
As mpMRI and excellent reporting, are so critical to accurate diagnosis, we have developed a star system to help readers choose the best sites to have an mpMRI along with the best reporting.
Centres can have up to a maximum of 5 stars. Stars are awarded for the following:
The facility uses a 3 Tesla (3T) MRI system such as a Siemens Vario or Vida or a Philips Ingenia system. The alternative, that would be not be awarded two stars are 1.5 Tesla (1.5T) MRI systems
The facility uses a modern 1.5T system from suppliers such as Siemens or Philips which do not require an Endorectal coil
The scans are reported using the Concensus paper multi media format
The scans use the Consensus Paper Protocol (T2,DWI aith high B value, DCE)
The scans are reported by a Uro radiologist who reports more than 100 mpMRI scans per year and regularly attends NHS Prostate MDTs
London
King Edward VII hospital
Kantor Centre
Beaumont Street, Marylebone, London, W1G 6AA
This imaging centre is optimised for prostate scans and is reported to produce the best quality images in London if not the UK and also uses expert Radiologists,
It is a private centre
Contact for a list of referring Consultants that have scans reported by London Uroradiology
Chenies Mews Imaging Centre
The Roger Williams Building
69-75 Chenies Mews
London
WC1E 6HX
This imaging centre is almost exclusively for private patients.
Contact for a list of referring Consultants that have scans reported by London Uroradiology
Medical Imaging Partnership (MIP) now Prime Health
45 Queen Anne Street
London W1G 9JFTThis imaging centre is almost exclusively for private patients.
Contact for a list of referring Consultants that have scans reported by London Uroradiology
University of London Hospitals NHS Trust
University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
16-18 Westmoreland Street,
London
W1G 8PH
(note: the hospital does have a private wing)
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Charing Cross Hospital
Fulham Palace Road
London
W6 8RF
(note: the hospital does have a private wing)
The Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
203 Fulham Road
Chelsea
London
SW3 6JJ
(note: the hospital does have a private wing)
London – HCA group of private hospitals
Note: The HCA PACS system, the database that stores scans and Radiologists reports, does not support structured multi media reports. Therefore even though scans are reported by expert Uro radiologists, they do not qualify for 2 stars.
There are 3T MRI sytems at the HCA Wellington hospital in Hampstaed and HCA London Bridge Hospital, but we do not know if those facilities offer mpMRI for prostate cancer diagnosis.
HCA Harley Street Clinic
35 Weymouth Street
London
W1G 8BJ
Reports are not structured, multimedia reports
HCA Princess Grace Hospital
42 – 52 Nottingham Place
London
W1U 5NY
Has a 1.5T not a 3T MRI; reports are not structured multimedia reports
South
GenesisCare Oxford
Sandy Lane West
Peters Way
Oxford
OX4 6LB
(3T Siemens Skyra with multi media reporting)
GenesisCare Windsor
69 Alma Road
Windsor
Berks
SL4 3HD
(1.5T Siemens Aera with multi media reporting)
Prime Health
No 10 and 11
Horizon Business Village
1 Brooklands Road
Weybridge
Surrey
KT13 0TJ
Reports are not structured multi media reports
(Prime Health is owned by Apposite Capital who also own MIP)
Basingstoke and North
Hampshire Hospital
Aldermaston Rd
Basingstoke
Hampshire
RG24 9NA
(Has a 1.5T not a 3T MRI; reports are text)
BMI Hampshire Clinic
Basing Rd
Basingstoke
Hampshire
RG24 7AL
(Has a 1.5T not a 3T MRI; reports are text but can be annotated)
Medical Imaging Partnership -Haywards Heath
Nuffield Health
Haywards Heath Hospital
Burrell Road
Haywards Heath
West Sussex
RH16 1UD
Reports are not structured multi media reports
Spire Gatwick Park Hospital
Povey Cross Rd
Horley
Surrey
RH6 0BB
Reports are not structured multi media reports
East Herts/East Middlesex
Paul Strickland Scanner Centre
Mount Vernon Hospital
Norwood
Middlesex
HA6 2RN
South West
Spire Bristol Hospital
The Glen
Redland Hill
Bristol
BS6 6UT
(Has a 1.5T not a 3T MRI; reports are text)
North West
Medical Imaging Partnership – South Manchester Diagnostics
144A Dialstone Lane
Stockport
Cheshire
SK2 6AP
Experience of reporting radiologists not confirmed
Reports are not structured multi media reports
Adding more centres
As more of the best centres for prostate cancer diagnostic MRI become available, this list will be added to.
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