Publications by authors named "Thomas Sanzalone"
Objectives: To develop technical guidelines for magnetic resonance imaging aimed at characterising renal masses (multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging, mpMRI) and at imaging the bladder and upper urinary tract (magnetic resonance urography, MRU).
Methods: The French Society of Genitourinary Imaging organised a Delphi consensus conference with a two-round Delphi survey followed by a face-to-face meeting. Two separate questionnaires were issued for renal mpMRI and for MRU.
Article Synopsis
- * Out of 138 initial statements, 96 (70%) reached consensus, emphasizing the need for a 20 mg intravenous injection of furosemide before contrast medium.
- * Recommendations include preferring split-bolus protocols to reduce patient radiation, timing excretory phase imaging at 7 minutes after contrast injection, and providing tailored imaging protocols for various clinical scenarios.
Purpose: To evaluate in unselected patients imaged under routine conditions the co-registration accuracy of elastic fusion between magnetic resonance (MR) and ultrasound (US) images obtained by the Koelis Urostation™.
Materials And Methods: We prospectively included 15 consecutive patients referred for placement of intraprostatic fiducials before radiotherapy and who gave written informed consent by signing the Institutional Review Board-approved forms. Three fiducials were placed in the prostate under US guidance in standardized positions (right apex, left mid-gland, right base) using the Koelis Urostation™.
Objectives: To measure benign and malignant prostate tissue stiffness using shear-wave elastography (SWE).
Methods: Thirty consecutive patients underwent transrectal SWE in the axial and sagittal planes before prostatectomy. After reviewing prostatectomy specimens, two radiologists measured stiffness in regions corresponding to cancers, lateral and median benign peripheral zone (PZ) and benign transition zone (TZ).