Invivo - Education & Training

"The DynaCAD for Prostate/DynaTRIM system provides the capability to both visualize and directly obtain histopathologic tissue specimens from prostate cancers using multiparametric MRI. This promising technology may pave the way for improving diagnosis, cancer characterization, and risk stratification in prostate cancer patients."

"The DynaCAD for Prostate and DynaTRIM products have revolutionized the way we diagnose prostate cancer in Southern California. With MRI and these Invivo products we have been able to diagnose clinically significant cancer (Gleason 6 or higher) in 50-60% of patients who had previously had negative ultrasound guided biopsies. The equipment is accurate and user-friendly. Our MR guided biopsies take only 30-40 minutes on average. We have also used the DynaTRIM to successfully perform targeted laser ablations on either patients with prostate carcinoma."

"NJIR has built a vibrant diagnostic and interventional practice using DynaCAD for Prostate and DynaTRIM. Multiparamentric MRI has enabled us to help Urologists with difficult cases and build a vital prostate-centric diagnostic practice. Our patients have been extremely pleased with the ease of the biopsy portion and our referring physicians have been very happy with the results."

"We were early adapters of the DynaCAD for Prostate/DynaTRIM family of products; and our learning curve was swift and sure. With a little marketing effort we quickly developed a regional presence in Prostate cancer diagnosis and risk assessment. The enhanced workflow of the software made our objective reading formats evident and we are now performing over 30 diagnostic prostate MRI's/month and performing about 1 biopsy for every 14 studies we perform. I feel that DynaCAD for Prostate provides a 'one-stop-shop' which elavates the role of the radiologist from simply reading MRI's, to becoming the gate keeper of enhanced diagnostic accuracy for prostate cancer detection; specific anatomic stating and, with the ability to perform biopsy, opens the door to permit focal therapy as works in progress. Simply revolutionary addition to our practice."

"The MRI-guided prostate biopsy method is simple and easy to use. MRI is useful in selecting suspicious areas in the prostate, specifically the clinically significant tumors. I have found the DynaTRIM technology very useful in targeting these lesions."

"From a radiologist perspective the DynaCAD for Prostate software is very user friendly. The step-by-step progression from image acquisition to targeted image annotation is quick and easy. Increasing accuracy for MRI localization of focal prostate cancer can imrpvoce specificity. Unless you map the surgical histology specimen to the MRI, the final pathology report does not allow for MRI lesion to specimen correlation. So, as a learning tool the InvivoDynaCAD for Prostate system can improve the radiologists specificty for diagnosing prostate cancer on MRI."

"Multi-parametric MR-guided biopsy decreases the number of needle cores needed and improves its yield. It shows exactly the most aggresive part of the tumor."

"We have been performing MRI guided prostate biopsies with DynaTRIM for a little over 2 years both for clinical and research purposes. Invivo has been very supportive during our learning curve and provided efficient onsite and online support for the procedures."

Aytekin Oto, M.D.
University of Chicago - Department of Radiology