Assessing Bilateral Neurovascular Bundles Function with Pulsed Wave Doppler Ultrasound: Implications for Reducing Erectile Dysfunction Following Prostate Radiotherapy
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| author | Wang, Jing Yang, Xiaofeng Zhou, Boran Sohn, James Qiu, Richard Patel, Pretesh Jani, Ashesh B. Liu, Tian |
| author_facet | Wang, Jing Yang, Xiaofeng Zhou, Boran Sohn, James Qiu, Richard Patel, Pretesh Jani, Ashesh B. Liu, Tian |
| contents | This study aims to evaluate the functional status of bilateral neurovascular bundles (NVBs) using pulsed wave Doppler ultrasound in patients undergoing prostate radiotherapy (RT). Sixty-two patients (mean age: 66.1 +/- 7.2 years) underwent transrectal ultrasound scan using a conventional ultrasound scanner, a 7.5 MHz bi-plane probe and a mechanical stepper. The ultrasound protocol comprised 3 steps: 1) 3D B-mode scans of the entire prostate, 2) localization of NVBs using color flow Doppler imaging, and 3) measurement of NVB function using pulsed wave Doppler. Five pulsed Doppler waveform features were extracted: peak systolic velocity (PSV), end-diastolic velocity (EDV), mean velocity (Vm), resistive index (RI), and pulsatile index (PI). In summary, this study presents a Doppler evaluation of NVBs in patients undergoing prostate RT. It highlights substantial differences in Doppler ultrasound waveform features between bilateral NVBs. The proposed ultrasound method may prove valuable as clinicians strive to deliver NVB-sparing RT to preserve sexual function effectively and enhance patients' overall well-being. |
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| spellingShingle | Assessing Bilateral Neurovascular Bundles Function with Pulsed Wave Doppler Ultrasound: Implications for Reducing Erectile Dysfunction Following Prostate Radiotherapy Wang, Jing Yang, Xiaofeng Zhou, Boran Sohn, James Qiu, Richard Patel, Pretesh Jani, Ashesh B. Liu, Tian Medical Physics 68U10 This study aims to evaluate the functional status of bilateral neurovascular bundles (NVBs) using pulsed wave Doppler ultrasound in patients undergoing prostate radiotherapy (RT). Sixty-two patients (mean age: 66.1 +/- 7.2 years) underwent transrectal ultrasound scan using a conventional ultrasound scanner, a 7.5 MHz bi-plane probe and a mechanical stepper. The ultrasound protocol comprised 3 steps: 1) 3D B-mode scans of the entire prostate, 2) localization of NVBs using color flow Doppler imaging, and 3) measurement of NVB function using pulsed wave Doppler. Five pulsed Doppler waveform features were extracted: peak systolic velocity (PSV), end-diastolic velocity (EDV), mean velocity (Vm), resistive index (RI), and pulsatile index (PI). In summary, this study presents a Doppler evaluation of NVBs in patients undergoing prostate RT. It highlights substantial differences in Doppler ultrasound waveform features between bilateral NVBs. The proposed ultrasound method may prove valuable as clinicians strive to deliver NVB-sparing RT to preserve sexual function effectively and enhance patients' overall well-being. |
| title | Assessing Bilateral Neurovascular Bundles Function with Pulsed Wave Doppler Ultrasound: Implications for Reducing Erectile Dysfunction Following Prostate Radiotherapy |
| topic | Medical Physics 68U10 |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.00271 |