Project Details
GLIMPSE
Global variation and improvement in prostate MRI quality using PI-QUAL
Status:
Completed
First quality improvement study demonstrating global variation in prostate MRI quality, and showed that with minor modifications to scanner protocols, quality could be improved at no additional cost to centres.
International Collaboration
36
centres
17
countries
Published in Radiology,
2023
Summary
Awards
EAU First Prize for Best Abstract by a Resident (2023)
BAUS Runner-Up in National Audit / QIP Competition (2024)
For patients and public
This study provided the first global GLIMPSE into the variation in prostate MRI quality, demonstrating that only 32% of MRI scanners (across 41 centres in 18 countries) were of optimal (5/5) diagnostic quality.
By following recommended modifications to MRI scanner protocols in line with international recommendations, the proportion of scanners attaining optimal (5/5) diagnostic quality improved to 97%.
The GLIMPSE study demonstrates that there is wide variation in the global quality of prostate MRI, and that with very minor changes, the quality of scans can be improved at no additional cost to centres.
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