PI-RADS v2.1 (Prostate MRI Assessment)

PI-RADS v2.1 prostate-MRI assessment category (1–5) from the zone-specific dominant sequence (DWI in the peripheral zone, T2W in the transition zone) and the DCE upgrade rule.

Open the calculator → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.

Example

Zone of the dominant lesion
Peripheral zone (DWI dominant)
DWI/ADC score
3
DCE
Positive (focal early enhancement)

Result: PI-RADS 4 — high likelihood of clinically significant cancer (peripheral zone, DWI/ADC 3 upgraded by positive DCE).

The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.

What the result means

Rules
peripheral zone: DWI dominant, a DWI 3 upgraded to 4 if DCE positive. Transition zone: T2W dominant, a T2W 2 upgraded to 3 if DWI ≥ 4, a T2W 3 upgraded to 4 only if DWI = 5.
Category
1 very low → 5 very high likelihood of clinically significant cancer; biopsy usually considered from ≥ 3, more strongly ≥ 4. A reporting category, not a biopsy order.

What you enter

  • Zone of the dominant lesion
  • DWI/ADC score (1–5)
  • T2W score (1–5)
  • DCE (dynamic contrast enhancement)
How this is calculated

Turkbey B, Rosenkrantz AB, Haider MA, et al. Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System version 2.1: 2019 update of PI-RADS version 2. Eur Urol. 2019;76(3):340-351. Read the source ↗

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