Diffusion tensor-based fiber tracking of the male urethral sphincter complex in patients undergoing radical prostatectomy: a feasibility study.
Ana S C VerdeJoao SantinhaEunice CarrasquinhaNuno LoucaoAna GaivaoJorge FonsecaCelso MatosNickolas PapanikolaouPublished in: Insights into imaging (2020)
The current study demonstrates the technical feasibility of the proposed methodology, to study in a preoperative setting the male urethral sphincter complex of prostate cancer patients candidates for surgical treatment. These findings may play a role on a more accurate prediction of the RS-RARP post-surgical urinary continence recovery rate.