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NEW CONCEPTS IN BLADDER SENSATION AND URINARY URGENCY
Hameeda A Naimi1, John E Speich2, Adam P Klausner3
1Department of Surgery/Division of Urology, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia.
Current Bladder Dysfunction Reports
|December 11, 2019
Summary
New technologies like MRI neuroimaging and sensation meters offer objective ways to evaluate urinary urgency and bladder sensation, improving upon subjective traditional methods.
Area of Science:
- Urology
- Neuroscience
- Medical Diagnostics
Background:
- Urinary urgency and bladder sensation are key indicators of lower urinary tract conditions.
- Current evaluation methods, including void diaries and urodynamics, are subjective and prone to bias.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review current knowledge on evaluating and measuring urinary urgency and bladder sensation.
- To highlight advancements in diagnostic technologies for these conditions.
Main Methods:
- Review of recent technological developments in the assessment of urinary urgency and bladder sensation.
- Analysis of novel neuroimaging and sensation measurement techniques.
Main Results:
- Development of MRI-based neuroimaging for mapping brain activity during voiding.
- Introduction of tablet-based sensation meters for real-time, objective data collection.
- Emerging evidence supports distinct subtypes of urgency and patient-derived terminology.
Conclusions:
- Objective metrics like neuroimaging and sensation meters enhance diagnostic accuracy for overactive bladder.
- These advancements move beyond subjective traditional measures, enabling better patient comparison and subtyping.
- Future research may refine understanding and classification of urgency and bladder sensation.
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