AI could cut prostate MRI time while keeping accuracy
NCT ID NCT06094322
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether new deep learning (AI) technology can make prostate MRI scans faster while still finding suspicious nodules. Researchers compared standard MRI sequences with faster, AI-enhanced versions in 34 adults referred for prostate MRI. The goal was to see if the quicker scans could match standard ones in detecting potential cancer, which could reduce exam time and improve patient comfort.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Deep learning-enhanced MRI sequences
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to faster, more comfortable prostate MRI exams without losing diagnostic accuracy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 34 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. The AI technique may not detect all cancers as reliably as standard scans.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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34 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2022
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥ 18 ans * Healthy subject without history of hepatic disease * Patient addressed for an prostate MRI * Ability to give consent Exclusion Criteria: * claustrophobia, * major obesity (\>140 kg), * Patient under guardianship or curators * Age \< 18 years, * Women, * History of prostatectomy or irradiation of the prostate * any contraindication to MRI exam
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Amiens
Amiens, Picardie, 80000, France
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