10/20/2025
Soon the campaign to raise awareness regarding men’s health, including prostate disease, will start. To support this, we are highlighting the role MRI plays in examining the prostate gland. MRI of the prostate is a very accurate test and is capable of differentiating between normally enlarged prostate due to Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia and Prostate Cancer. This is important for guiding treatment or further diagnostic testing and monitoring. If caught early, the survival rate from Prostate Cancer that has not spread is nearly 100%, however if not diagnosed early allowing it to spread the rate drops to as low as 31%. Prompt imaging and treatment is critical. If you have signs of prostate problems, including pain or burning when urinating, frequent urination, difficulty starting or stopping urination, sudden dysfunction or passing of blood, please consult with your doctor right away. As there are many similarities in symptoms between benign prostate enlargement and cancer, your doctor may send you for further testing, including blood tests (PSA), Ultrasound or MRI. An MRI of the prostate is an easy, comfortable and painless procedure, and does not involve inserting probes anywhere! Please visit our website for further information on booking a prostate MRI at: http://www.peacemri.com/ , by email at: orders@peacemri.com or call us at 250-784-0040. We can perform an MRI of the prostate within a couple of days of receiving the requisition from your doctor.
The image here shows a patient with Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy. The enlarged prostate gland surrounds the urethra and puts pressure on it and the bladder. This causes the bladder to not be able to fully empty and requires more effort to pass urine. Since the bladder does not empty completely, there is a need to urinate more often. Using special MRI techniques and an injection (in your arm) of dye, we are able to pinpoint any areas within an enlarged prostate that may be suspicious for cancer. We assess all structures of the pelvis during a prostate MRI and can also discover incidental conditions such as the inguinal hernia found here.
For further information on the “Movember” campaign and to support it, please visit: https://ca.movember.com
For information on Prostate disease: https://www.cancer.org or https://www.cancer.ca/
Peace Regional MRI and Ultrasound is conveniently located in downtown Dawson Creek, BC and provides expedited MRI and Ultrasound exams with no wait times. Please see our web page for more information including fees, location and types of exams we provide. http://www.peacemri.com/
