Efficacy of butylscopolamine in obtaining clear MR image for intensity-modulated radiotherapy for prostate cancer

Autor: Tanaka, Osamu, Komeda, Hisao, Tamaki, Masayoshi, Seike, Kensaku, Fujimoto, Shota, Yama, Eiichi, Hirose, Shigeki, Matsuo, Masayuki
Zdroj: Technical Innovations & Patient Support in Radiation Oncology; September-December 2017, Vol. 3 Issue: 1 p19-22, 4p
Abstrakt: •The efficacy of butylscopolamine (B) in MRI of the prostate is controversial.•The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of B in MRI.•Visualization of gold markers in the prostate were evaluated on MRI.•The B group was statistically superior to the non-B group.•The B will assist the detection of small gold marker and prostate outline.
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