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September 17, 2025Proceedings on CD-ROM - International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. Scientific Meeting and Exhibition/Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Scientific Meeting and Exhibition

Analysis of Magnetic Resonance Elastography Prostate Biomarkers in Healthy and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Subjects

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CJCody JohnsonJGJuan Pablo Gonzalez‐PereiraWRWilliam A. Ricke

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Overview

Analysis shows increased shear stiffness in the prostate of subjects with lower urinary tract symptoms, suggesting potential as a biomarker.

Key Points

  • Quantitative assessment of shear stiffness indicates higher values in moderate/severe LUTS patients compared to milder cases.
  • Median shear stiffness of the periurethral transition zone is 4.1 kPa in moderate/severe LUTS versus 3.5 kPa in mild LUTS.
  • The study employed magnetic resonance elastography to measure prostate stiffness noninvasively in subjects with LUTS.
  • Findings indicate pMRE can effectively identify different prostate phenotypes based on LUTS severity.

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Johnson et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d4596631b076d99fa5c15dhttps://doi.org/10.58530/2025/2819
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