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Term Definition
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Medical imaging technique that uses a magnetic field and computer-generated radio waves to create detailed images of the organs and tissues in your body.

Metabolism

Chemical reactions in the body that change what you eat and drink into energy.

Metastasis

Cancer has spread to other parts of the body, including the bones or other organs.

Metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC)

Disease that has spread outside of the prostate gland that is still growing despite receiving hormone therapy.

Metastatic hormone sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC)

Disease that has spread outside of the prostate gland that has not been previously treated with systemic therapy/hormone therapy.

MRI-ultrasound fusion-guided prostate biopsy

A combination of MRI and ultrasound images in real-time that helps your doctor to see clearly where to collect a prostate biopsy sample.