In this edition of "Answering YouTube Questions," Alex asks Dr. Scholz, on behalf of a patient, whether he should redo his MRI after seeing that the image quality was suboptimal on the MRI reportalso on the report, the detection of a PIRADS 4 lesionor if he should just do a 12core biopsy a is being recommended by his urologist? She also asks about where Dr. Scholz recommends getting a second opinion on the interpretation of MRI results, how to know if a doctor is experienced with targeted biopsies after MRI, and whether all patients should be seeking a second opinion on their pathology report.

0:09 "My MRI had a PIRADS 4, but it also said that the image quality was suboptimal. My doctor wants me to go ahead and do a biopsy. Should I redo the MRI, first, instead?

2:15 Where do you send patients to get a second opinion on an MRI?

2:40 Which questions should patients be asking if they want to know if a doctor is experienced with targeted biopsies?

3:38 Should every patient get a second opinion on their pathology slides (specifically, with Jonathan Epstein, MD at Johns Hopkins, but could refer to any other pathologist with a good reputation for interpreting prostate cancer or genitourinary cancers generally)?

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