Visualizing the urethra by magnetic resonance imaging without usage of a catheter for radiotherapy of prostate cancer.
Phys Imaging Radiat Oncol
; 18: 1-4, 2021 Apr.
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The urethra position may shift due to the presence/absence of the catheter. Our proposed post-urination-magnetic resonance imaging (PU-MRI) technique is possible to identify the urethra without catheter. We aimed to verify the inter-operator difference in contouring the urethra by PU-MRI. The mean values of the evaluation indices of dice similarity coefficient, mean slice-wise Hausdorff distance, and center coordinates were 0.93, 0.17 mm, and 0.36 mm for computed tomography, and 0.75, 0.44 mm, and 1.00 mm for PU-MRI. Therefore, PU-MRI might be useful for identifying the prostatic urinary tract without using a urethral catheter. Clinical trial registration: Hokkaido University Hospital for Clinical Research (018-0221).
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Phys Imaging Radiat Oncol
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2021
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