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ArticleThe British journal of radiology2019

Effect of androgen deprivation and radiation therapy on MRI fiber tractography in prostate cancer: can we assess treatment response on imaging?

Sandeep Hedgire, Aoife Kilcoyne, Alexey Tonyushkin, Yun Mao, Jennifer W Uyeda, Debra A Gervais, Mukesh G Harisinghani

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Article in The British journal of radiology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Sandeep HedgireDepartment of Radiology, Division of Abdominal Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Aoife KilcoyneDepartment of Radiology, Division of Abdominal Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Alexey TonyushkinDepartment of Radiology, Division of Abdominal Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Yun MaoDepartment of Radiology, The first affiliated hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Jennifer W UyedaDepartment of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Debra A GervaisDepartment of Radiology, Division of Abdominal Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Mukesh G HarisinghaniDepartment of Radiology, Division of Abdominal Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Massachusetts General Hospital · USBrigham and Women's Hospital · USFirst Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo evaluate quantitative changes in Diffusion Tensor Magnetic Resonance Tractography in prostate cancer following androgen deprivation and radiation therapy.

methods22 patients with elevated PSA and biopsy proven prostate carcinoma who underwent MRI of the prostate at 1.5 T with an endorectal coil were included. Group A) was the study group (

resultsMean tract density in the tumor region and normal parenchyma was 2.3 and 3.3 in study group (tract numbers: 116.6 and 170.2 respectively) and 1.6 and 2.7 in the control group respectively (tract numbers: 252.5 and 346.3 respectively). The difference between these values was statistically significant for the control group (

conclusionThe study demonstrated utility in using tractography as a biomarker in prostate cancer patients post treatment. ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE: Quantitative DTI fiber tractography is a promising imaging biomarker to quantitatively assess treatment response in the setting of post-androgen deprivation and radiation therapy for prostate cancer.

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AgedAndrogen AntagonistsBiopsy, NeedleCase-Control StudiesCombined Modality TherapyDiffusion Magnetic Resonance ImagingDiffusion Tensor ImagingHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedImmunohistochemistryMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm GradingProstatic NeoplasmsRadiotherapy, ConformalRetrospective StudiesAndrogen Antagonists

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PMCPMC6435068
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