Internal Reference Number: FOI_9544
Date Request Received: 13/07/2026 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 13/08/2026 00:00:00
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Request Summary: PROACTive (Prostate MRI: Assessment of Capacity and Quality)
Request Category: Researcher
| Question Number 1: PROACTive (Prostate MRI: Assessment of Capacity and Quality) FOI Request Pre-biopsy prostate MRI is central to accurate prostate cancer diagnosis, helping to reduce unnecessary biopsies and improve detection of clinically significant disease. However, rising incidence, growing demand for MRI within diagnostic and screening pathways, and evidence of variable image quality are placing increasing pressure on NHS services - threatening equitable access and consistent diagnostic performance. Trust Details • Trust full name: • Trust address: • Trust postcode: | |
| Answer To Question 1: SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Odstock Road Salisbury SP2 8BJ | |
| Question Number 2: Scanner Inventory • How many MRI scanners are used for prostate imaging at your Trust? (N): (For each scanner) • Manufacturer: • Scanner Model: • Scanner magnetic field strength (T): • What year was the scanner manufactured?: • What year was the scanner software last updated?: • Is this scanner a permanent or mobile unit?: • Is this scanner PIRADS v2.1 compliant?: • If ‘NO’, why is this scanner PIRADS v2.1 non-compliant? (Example: lack of high b-value (≥1,400 sec/mm2) image set): • Is an endorectal coil used with this scanner?: • If ‘YES’, please describe the endorectal coil used with this scanner (Example: DxTx Medical, eCoil): • Are any AI-based reconstruction or acquisition acceleration techniques used with this MRI scanner? (Example: No / Yes, vendor-provided / Yes, third-party AI software / Other): • If ‘Other’, please describe: • What is the full time slot that you dedicate to a multiparametric prostate MRI scan, including set-up, patient preparation time, imaging sequences, and patient turnaround? (X minutes): • What is the full time slot (minutes) that you dedicate to a biparametric prostate MRI scan, including set-up, patient preparation time, imaging sequences, and patient turnaround? (X minutes): | |
| Answer To Question 2: 2 MRI Scanners MRI1 Siemens, Sola, 1.5T, manufactured 2024, PIRADS compliant, no endorectal coil, No AI, 40 minutes MRI2 Siemens, Sola, 1.5T, manufactured 2021, PIRADS compliant, no endorectal coil, No AI, 40 minutes | |
| Question Number 3: Supplementary Imaging Techniques • Do you use an antispasmodic during prostate MRI imaging?: • If ‘YES’, please describe your antispasmodic drug, route of administration and dose (Example: Hyoscine butylbromide, intramuscular, 20mg): • Do you use any bowel preparation before prostate MRI imaging?: • If ‘YES’, please describe your method of bowel preparation (Example: Rectal enema): • Do you currently use an AI algorithm (commercial or academic) as part of your clinical workflow for prostate MRI reporting?: • If ‘YES’, please describe which algorithm(s) is currently being used (Example: Pi - Lucida Medical): | |
| Answer To Question 3: Intravenous 1ml Hyosine butylbromide (Buscopan) if the patient can pass the Buscopan safety questionnaire. Starve 6 hours. Avoid sexual activity for 3 days before scan. Follow dietary instructions on patient instruction letter (snip attached) No AI algorithm used To accompany this answer to question 3 please also see the documents listed below:  Question 3 image001.png | |
| Question Number 4: Capacity • How many prostate MRIs were performed at the Trust in the last 3 months? • In the past 3 months, what proportion(%) of these scans were biparametric? • How many prostate MRIs were performed at the Trust in 2025? • In 2025, what proportion(%) of these scans were biparametric? • How many prostate MRIs were performed at the Trust in 2024? • In 2024, what proportion(%) of these scans were biparametric? • How many prostate MRIs were performed at the Trust in 2023? • In 2023, what proportion(%) of these scans were biparametric? | |
| Answer To Question 4: Please see our response in the spreadsheet attached To accompany this answer to question 4 please also see the documents listed below:  Question 4 13880 - FOI_9544 - PROACTive (Prostate MRI Assessment of Capacity and Quality).xlsx | |
| Question Number 5: Workforce • How many radiologists report prostate MRIs at your Trust? (N): | |
| Answer To Question 5: 2 | |
| Question Number 6: For each radiologist) • How many prostate MRIs does radiologist X report per year? • How many years of experience does radiologist X have in reporting prostate MRIs? | |
| Answer To Question 6: Rad 1 – 2 years experience, 750 per year Rad 2 – 15 years experience, 250 per year | |
| Question Number 7: Access • Based on the last 3 months, what is the mean wait time (days) for patients to receive an MRI having been referred onto the 2-week suspected prostate cancer pathway? (Duration from date of referral to date of scan in days): • Based on the last 3 months, what is the mean wait time (days) for prostate MRI interpretation by a radiologist? (Duration from date of scan to date of report in days): | |
| Answer To Question 7: 8 days to scan 3 days to report | |
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