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ArticleJournal of contemporary brachytherapy2014

Impact of intraoperative MRI/TRUS fusion on dosimetric parameters in cT3a prostate cancer patients treated with high-dose-rate real-time brachytherapy.

Alfonso Gomez-Iturriaga, Juanita Crook, Francisco Casquero, Claudia Carvajal, Arantxa Urresola, Begoña Canteli, Ana Ezquerro, Eduardo Hortelano, Jon Cacicedo, Jose Maria Espinosa and 3 more

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Article in Journal of contemporary brachytherapy, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Alfonso Gomez-IturriagaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Cruces University Hospital, Barakaldo, Spain.
Juanita CrookDepartment of Radiation Oncology, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Cancer Center for the Southern Interior, Kelowna, BC, Canada.
Francisco CasqueroDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Cruces University Hospital, Barakaldo, Spain.
Claudia CarvajalDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Cruces University Hospital, Barakaldo, Spain.
Arantxa UrresolaDepartment of Radiology, Cruces University Hospital, Barakaldo, Spain.
Begoña CanteliDepartment of Radiology, Cruces University Hospital, Barakaldo, Spain.
Ana EzquerroDepartment of Radiology, Cruces University Hospital, Barakaldo, Spain.
Eduardo HortelanoDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Cruces University Hospital, Barakaldo, Spain.
Jon CacicedoDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Cruces University Hospital, Barakaldo, Spain.
Jose Maria EspinosaDepartment of Radiation Physics, Cruces University Hospital, Barakaldo, Spain.
Fernando PerezDepartment of Radiation Physics, Cruces University Hospital, Barakaldo, Spain.
Pablo MinguezDepartment of Radiation Physics, Cruces University Hospital, Barakaldo, Spain.
Pedro BilbaoDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Cruces University Hospital, Barakaldo, Spain.
Hospital de Cruces · ESBC Cancer Agency · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of intraoperative MRI/TRUS fusion procedure in cT3a prostate cancer patients treated with high-dose-rate (HDR) real-time brachytherapy. MATERIAL AND

methodsProstate gland, dominant intraprostatic lesions (DILs), and extracapsular extension (ECE) were delineated in the pre-brachytherapy magnetic resonance images (MRI) of 9 consecutive patients. The pre-implant P-CTVUS (prostate clinical target volume) was defined as the prostate seen in the transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) images. The CTVMR includedthe prostate with the ECE image (ECE-CTV) as defined on the MRI. Two virtual treatment plans were performed based on the MRI/TRUS fusion images, the first one prescribing 100% of the dose to the P-PTVUS, and the second prescribing to the PTVMR. The implant parameters and dose-volume histogram (DVH) related parameters of the prostate, OARs, and ECE were compared between both plans.

resultsMean radial distance of ECE was 3.6 mm (SD: 1.1). No significant differences were found between prostate V100, V150, V200, and OARs DVH-related parameters between the plans. Mean values of ECE V100, V150, and V200 were 85.9% (SD: 15.1), 18.2% (SD: 17.3), and 5.85% (SD: 7) when the doses were prescribed to the PTVUS, whereas ECE V100, V150, and V200 were 99.3% (SD: 1.2), 45.8% (SD: 22.4), and 19.6% (SD: 12.6) when doses were prescribed to PTVMR (p = 0.028, p = 0.002 and p = 0.004, respectively).

conclusionsTRUS/MRI fusion provides important information for prostate brachytherapy, allowing for better coverage and higher doses to extracapsular disease in patients with clinical stage T3a.

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extracapsular extensionhigh-dose-rate brachytherapyMRI/TRUS fusionprostate cancer

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