Rectal wall saline displacement for improved margin during MRI-guided cryoablation of primary and recurrent prostate cancer.

Derek J LomasDavid A WoodrumRobert H McLarenKrzysztof R GornyJoel P FelmleeChristopher FavazzaAiming LuLance A Mynderse

Published in: Abdominal radiology (New York) (2021)

Saline infusion at the time of MRI- guided cryoablation for prostate cancer resulted in increased distances between the target lesion and rectum. This is a useful technique in providing an added oncologic margin when treating lesions close to the rectal wall.

Keyphrases

prostate cancer
radical prostatectomy
rectal cancer
contrast enhanced
magnetic resonance imaging
diffusion weighted imaging
computed tomography
minimally invasive