Prevalence of Prostate Cancer in PI-RADS Version 2.1 Transition Zone Atypical Nodules Upgraded by Abnormal DWI: Correlation With MRI-Directed TRUS-Guided Targeted Biopsy

In PI-RADS version 2.1 (v2.1), atypical transition zone (TZ) nodules (homogeneous circumscribed nodules without full encapsulation) assigned category 2 can be upgraded to category 3 when showing markedly restricted diffusion. The prevalence of prostate cancer (PCa) in DWI-upgraded atypical nodules is unknown.