ArticleEuropean radiology2016
Can prostatic arterial embolisation (PAE) reduce the volume of the peripheral zone? MRI evaluation of zonal anatomy and infarction after PAE.
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- An updated meta-analysis of prostatic arterial embolization versus transurethral resection of the prostate in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia.World journal of urology · 2020Pooled it
- Transurethral resection of the prostate versus prostatic artery embolization in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia: a meta-analysis.BMC urology · 2019Pooled it
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- Prostatic artery embolization and imaging-based biomarkers: current tools in monitoring treatment response and emerging strategies.Abdominal radiology (New York) · 2026Review
- Three-Month Magnetic Resonance Imaging Post-Prostate Artery Embolization Predicts 1-Year Clinical Outcomes.Cardiovascular and interventional radiology · 2026Article
- Benefits and advances of Cone Beam CT use in prostatic artery embolization: review of the literature and pictorial essay.CVIR endovascular · 2024Review
- Prostate Artery Embolization in the Treatment of Massive Intractable Bleeding from Prostatic Neoplasms: A Case Report and Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Semi-Automatic MRI Feature Assessment in Small- and Medium-Volume Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia after Prostatic Artery Embolization.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- How I Handle Retreatment of LUTS Following a Failed MIST.Current urology reports · 2021Review
- Prostatic artery embolization: magnetic resonance image (MRI) findings in the early detection of prostate infarction in a canine spontaneous benign prostatic hyperplasia model.Translational andrology and urology · 2021Article
- Clinical predictive factors in prostatic artery embolization for symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia: a comprehensive review.Translational andrology and urology · 2020Review
- The value of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography in detection of prostatic infarction after prostatic artery embolization for the treatment of symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia.Diagnostic and interventional radiology (Ankara, Turkey) · 2019Article
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- Assessment of Prostate Volume and Prostate-specific Antigen Density With the Segmentation Method on Magnetic Resonance Imaging.In vivo (Athens, Greece)Article
- Prostate embolization in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia: what's the point?Radiologia brasileiraArticle
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Abstract
objectivesTo assess the impact of prostatic arterial embolisation (PAE) on various prostate gland anatomical zones.
methodsWe retrospectively reviewed paired MRI scans obtained before and after PAE for 25 patients and evaluated changes in volumes of the median lobe (ML), central gland (CG), peripheral zone (PZ) and whole prostate gland (WPV) following PAE. We used manual segmentation to calculate volume on axial view T2-weighted images for ML, CG and WPV. We calculated PZ volume by subtracting CG volume from WPV. Enhanced phase on dynamic contrasted-enhanced MRI was used to evaluate the infarction areas after PAE. Clinical results of International Prostate Symptom Score and International Index of Erectile Function questionnaires and the urodynamic study were evaluated before and after PAE.
resultsSignificant reductions in volume were observed after PAE for ML (26.2 % decrease), CG (18.8 %), PZ (16.4 %) and WPV (19.1 %; p < 0.001 for all these volumes). Patients with clinical failure had smaller volume reductions for WPV, ML and CG (all p < 0.05). Patients with significant CG infarction after PAE displayed larger WPV, ML and CG volume reductions (all p < 0.01).
conclusionsPAE can significantly decrease WPV, ML, CG and PZ volumes, and poor clinical outcomes are associated with smaller volume reductions. KEY POINTS: • The MRI segmentation method provides detailed comparisons of prostate volume change. • Prostatic arterial embolisation (PAE) decreased central gland and peripheral zone volumes. • Prostates with infarction after PAE showed larger decreases in volume. • A larger decrease in prostate volume is associated with clinical success.
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