Treffer: Computerized three-dimensional localization of prostate cancer using contrast-enhanced power doppler and clustering analysis
Department of Radiology, Radboud University Medical Center Nijmegen, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Department of Pathology, Radboud University Medical Center Nijmegen, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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Nephrology. Urinary tract diseases
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Objective: To evaluate the potential benefit of semiautomated localization of prostate cancer using clustering analysis on three-dimensional (3-D) contrast-enhanced power Doppler images. Methods: Thirty patients with biopsy-proven prostate cancer and scheduled for radical prostatectomy underwent a 3-D contrast-enhanced power Doppler scan prior to surgery. A 3-D ellipsoid model was manually fitted around the prostate. The model automatically divided the prostate into 12 zones. After calculation of a so-called clustering map, the clustering values of each zone were calculated. They were compared with whole-mount section histopathology. Region-of-interest (ROI) analysis was performed with bootstrapping to evaluate overall performance. Results: The ROI analysis yielded area under the curve (AUC) values of 0.65 with a corresponding standard error of 0.03. Conclusion: Semiautomatic localization based on clustering analysis of blood flow aids in localization of prostate tumors. A clustering map is an easy-to-interpret extension to standard power Doppler images.