Prostatic Urethral Length on MRI Potentially Predicts Late Genitourinary Toxicity After Prostate Cancer Radiation

Joseph Lee1, Sirisha Nandalur1, Allison Hazy1

  • 1Department of Radiation Oncology, Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan (J.L., S.N., A.H., H.Y., D.K., T.Q., K.M.); Medical School, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, Michigan (J.L., S.N., A.H., S.A.K., K.K., H.Y., N.K., A.D., D.K., T.Q., K.R.N.).

Academic Radiology
|October 20, 2023
PubMed
Summary

Longer prostatic urethral length on pre-treatment prostate MRI predicts higher risk of late genitourinary toxicity after radiation therapy for prostate cancer, aiding in quality of life predictions.

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