Dynamic Changes in Bladder Morphology Over Time in Cervical Cancer Patients

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Title: Dynamic Changes in Bladder Morphology Over Time in Cervical Cancer Patients
Authors: Fu Jin PhD, Qiang Liu MS, Huanli Luo PhD, Rui Zhu MS, Yanhong Mou MS, Yongzhong Wu MD, Ying Wang MD
Source: Cancer Control, Vol 28 (2021)
Publisher Information: SAGE Publishing, 2021.
Publication Year: 2021
Collection: LCC:Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens
Subject Terms: Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens, RC254-282
More Details: Objectives: Continuous surveillance of bladder volume (BV) is beneficial during the treatment of various urogenital diseases because the bladder is always changing its position, size and even shape at different filling phases. For this purpose, we quantified the motion of the urinary bladder. Methods: Daily ultrasound measurements and weekly cone-beam computed tomography scans were obtained from 89 patients in the supine position. BV, bladder centroid positions, and triaxial lengths in the left-right (LR), anterior-posterior (AP), and superior-inferior (SI) directions were compared across different time points. Results: BV linearly increased over time, and the mean urinary filling rate ( v tot ) was correlated with the patients’ age and water consumption. The greatest bladder centroid motion occurred longitudinally, with less movement observed laterally. The maximum bladder centroid movement was 18.8 ± 2.2 mm inferiorly and 1.8 ± 0.9 mm posteriorly for every 10% decrease in BV. The rates of changes in triaxial lengths differed across the 4 filling phases. The rate was the largest at a BV range of 10-80 mL, especially in the LR direction, with values of 5.9 ± 1.0, 3.6 ± 1.0, and 3.9 ± 1.0 mm per every 10-mL BV increase for LR, AP, and SI, respectively. With bladder filling ( 600 mL. Conclusion: The v tot could be used to evaluate the temporal changes in the bladder. The spatial changes should be assessed according to different filling phases based on the centroid position and triaxial lengths.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 1073-2748
10732748
Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1073-2748
DOI: 10.1177/10732748211021082
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/9daf2212ee6548c193bbb18763f39b1a
Accession Number: edsdoj.9daf2212ee6548c193bbb18763f39b1a
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:10732748
DOI:10.1177/10732748211021082
Published in:Cancer Control
Language:English