Irreversible electroporation for the treatment of localized prostate cancer: a summary of imaging findings and treatment feedback.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Imaging plays a crucial role in ablative therapies for prostate cancer (PCa). Irreversible electroporation (IRE) is a new treatment modality used for focal treatment of PCa. We aimed to demonstrate what imaging modalities can be used by descriptively reporting contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS), multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI), and grey-scale transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) results. Furthermore, we aimed to correlate quantitatively the ablation zone seen on mpMRI and CEUS with treatment planning to provide therapy feedback.

Methods

Imaging data was obtained from two prospective multicenter trials on IRE for localized low- to intermediate-risk PCa. The ablation zone volume (AZV) seen on mpMRI and CEUS was 3D reconstructed to correlate with the p

SUBMITTER: Scheltema MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5602361 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature