Hi Dave , thank you for taking the time to reply.
My apologies as I seem to have expressed myself poorly when describing my condition.
My PSA was 3.3 when the MRI was performed in May and reviled an enlarged prostate measuring 74 ml volume.
My most recent blood test in November measured my PSA at 7.6 whereas it has never been higher than 3.4 over several years .
It is the velocity spike since May that has caused me such alarm.
I have attached an extract from the Radiologists report :
Dimensions: AP:
4.7
TR:
6.2
CC:
49
PSA:
Vol (mI): Referrer:
74
Radiologist
Scanning Site
Report:
3.3
PSAD.
0.04
Indication:
PSA 3.3. DRE - slightly firm right lobe.
Technique:
T2, diffusion-weighted & dynamic contrast-enhanced images of the prostate
Findings:
74 ml prostate. PSA density = 0.04.
No significant median lobe. Membranous urethral length = 20 mm.
Some stranded / wedge-shaped T2 changes in the peripheral zone bilaterally,
with mild enhancement and only minimal restriction of diffusion - the
morphology is reassuring and scores 2/5.
No suspicious PZ or TZ lesions (2/5 at most)
No seminal vesicle, bony or nodal disease.
Unremarkable appearances of the remainder of the visualised pelvis.
Conclusion:
No suspicious prostatic lesions. The PSA density is reassuring.
Please see page 2 of this report for diagrams & representative images.