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The role of the radiologist in the evaluation of male infertility: recommendations of the European Society of Urogenital Radiology-Scrotal and Penile Imaging Working Group (ESUR-SPIWG) for scrotal imaging.

Francesco LottiMichal StudniarekCristina BalasaJane BelfieldPieter De VisschereSimon FreemanOliwia KozakKarolina MarkietSubramaniyan RamanathanJonathan RichenbergMustafa SecilKatarzyna SkrobiszAthina C TsiliMichele BertolottoLaurence Rocher
Published in: European radiology (2024)
So far, ESUR-SPIWG recommendations on scrotal imaging in the assessment of male infertility were not available. The ESUR-SPIWG recommends investigating infertile men with scrotal US focusing on testicular volume, inhomogeneity, localization, varicocele, vas deferens and epididymal abnormalities, and assessing cryptorchidism, testicular microlithiasis and lesions in relation to the risk of testicular tumors. The ESUR-SPIWG recommendations on scrotal imaging in the assessment of male infertility are useful to standardize the US examination, focus on US abnormalities most associated with abnormal sperm parameters in an evidence-based manner, and provide a standardized report to patients.
Keyphrases
  • high resolution
  • clinical practice
  • germ cell
  • ejection fraction
  • prognostic factors
  • chronic kidney disease
  • patient reported outcomes
  • insulin resistance