MRI-Based Radiomics Analysis of Levator Ani Muscle for Predicting Urine Incontinence after Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The exact role of the levator ani (LA) muscle in male continence remains unclear, and so this study aims to shed light on the topic by characterizing MRI-derived radiomic features of LA muscle and their association with postoperative incontinence in men undergoing prostatectomy.

Method

In this retrospective study, 140 patients who underwent robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) for prostate cancer using preoperative MRI were identified. A biomarker discovery approach based on the optimal biomarker (OBM) method was used to extract features from MRI images, including morphological, intensity-based, and texture-based features of the LA muscle, along with clinical variables. Mathematical models were created using subsets of features and were evaluated based on t

SUBMITTER: Shahait M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10528635 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature