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Vol. 58. Issue 2.
Pages 129-135 (March - April 2016)
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Vol. 58. Issue 2.
Pages 129-135 (March - April 2016)
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Magnetic resonance imaging of the prostate: usefulness of diffusion sequences in detecting postembolization ischemia in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia
Resonancia magnética de próstata: utilidad de la secuencia de difusión en la detección de isquemia postembolización en pacientes con hiperplasia prostática benigna
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E. Serrano
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, J. Ocantos, A. Kohan, N. Kisilevsky, N. Napoli, R. García-Mónaco
Servicio de Diagnóstico por Imágenes, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Table 1. Variables obtained from electronic medical records.
Table 2. Parameters of magnetic resonance sequences.
Table 3. Variable correlation in pre-PAE diffusion/ADC with presence of post-PAE ischemia.
Table 4. Variable correlation in post-PAE diffusion/ADC in-between areas with or without ischemia.
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Abstract
Objective

To analyze the usefulness of diffusion magnetic resonance (MR) sequences before and after prostatic artery embolization (PAE) in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).

Material and methods

We analyzed MR studies done before (7–10 days) and after (30 days) PAE in 19 patients with BPH treated with PAE between June 2012 and December 2013. We used 1.5Tesla scanners with body surface coils. In pre-PAE MR studies, we recorded mean b40 values and minimum (min) and maximum (max) apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values. In post-PAE MR studies, we recorded b40, b400, and b1000 values and min, mean, and max ADC values. We compared diffusion behavior/ADC before and after PAE and areas without ischemia. We correlated these with decreased prostatic volume (PV).

Results

We identified ischemia with contrast in 8 (42.1%) patients. No significant difference was found in mean b40 (p=0.1650) or in the b40 ratio (p=0.8868) between patients with ischemia and those without before PAE. Min b40, b40 ratio, and min ADC values differed significantly between ischemic areas and nonischemic areas within patients [p=0.048 (b40 min and ratio) and p=0.002 (min ADC)]. No significant correlation was found between the percentage decrease in PV and mean b40 (p=0.8490) or b40 ratio (p=0.8573).

Conclusion

Post-PAE ischemia generates objective changes in diffusion and ADC values that enable ischemic sectors to be differentiated from nonischemic sectors. Future studies should analyze whether it is possible to subjectively differentiate between these areas through the visualization of nonischemic sectors and the feasibility of replacing them with contrast to detect ischemia.

Keywords:
Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Magnetic resonance
Embolization
Diffusion sequence
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Objetivo

Analizar la utilidad de la difusión en resonancia magnética (RM) antes y después de la embolización de arterias prostáticas (EAP) en pacientes con hiperplasia prostática benigna (HPB).

Material y método

Se analizaron RM pre-EAP (7–10 días) y post-EAP (30 días) en 19 pacientes con HPB tratados con EAP entre junio de 2012 y diciembre de 2013. Se utilizaron equipos de 1,5 Tesla y bobina corporal de superficie. En RM pre-EAP se registraron valores b40 media, coeficiente de difusión aparente (CDA) mínimo (mín) y máximo (máx). En RM post-EAP se determinaron b40, b400, b1000 y CDA mín, media y máx. Se comparó el comportamiento en difusión/CDA antes y después del procedimiento y en áreas sin isquemia. Se correlacionó con la disminución de volumen prostático (VP).

Resultados

Se identificó isquemia con contraste en 8 pacientes (42,1%). Al comparar pacientes con isquemia vs. sin isquemia, la diferencia en b40 media (p=0,1650) y b40 cociente (p=0,8868) pre-EAP no fue significativa. Encontramos diferencia significativa entre valores b40 mín, b40 cociente y CDA mín de áreas isquémicas y no isquémicas del mismo paciente (p=0,048 [b40 mín y cociente] y 0,002 para CDA mín). No se encontró una correlación significativa para b40 media (p=0,8490) y b40 cociente (p=0,8573) al compararla con el porcentaje de reducción de VP.

Conclusión

La isquemia post-EAP genera cambios objetivos en difusión y CDA que permitirían diferenciarla de sectores no isquémicos. Futuros trabajos deberán analizar si es posible una diferenciación subjetiva mediante visualización de sectores no isquémicos y la factibilidad de reemplazar las secuencias con contraste para detectar isquemia.

Palabras clave:
Hiperplasia prostática benigna
Resonancia magnética
Embolización
Secuencia de difusión

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