Cowper's gland hyperplasia: A potential pitfall at MRI of the prostate

Kamal, Omar; Foster, Bryan R.; Turner, Kimberly L.; Verma, Sadhna; Woo, Sungmin; Bathala, Tharakeswara K.; Coakley, Fergus V.

doi:10.1016/j.clinimag.2021.07.027

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“…The detection of imaging glandular findings has been evidence to eliminate ambiguities regarding the localization of soft tissue findings in the perineal region arising from prostate hypertrophy, prostate cancer or Syringocele, Cobb's collar, cowperitis, or lithiasis [19][20][21]25]. Additionally, the rabbit has been evaluated as a suitable animal model for the imaging study of urethral and paraurethral lesions, similar to the mouse and other animal species [10,18,[22][23][24]26,31]. The current study has confirmed the information of different research [28,29] regarding the increasing importance of MRI as a method for imaging different parts of the urogenital system.…”

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“…The methodological MRI transition from the imaging of biological objects to clinical objects has been difficult. Therefore, the system algorithm could be significantly shortened by using initial programming, optimization and the testing of new method setups [22]. Compared to the other imaging methods, this non-invasive technique allows excellent soft tissue differentiation, whole-body data and functional imaging to be obtained.…”

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MRI Anatomical Investigation of Rabbit Bulbourethral Glands

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Stamatova-Yovcheva

2023

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Anatomical MRI is appropriate for the interpretation of soft tissue findings in the retroperitoneal part of the pelvic cavity. The aim of the current study was to use rabbits as an imaging model to optimize MRI protocols for the investigation of bulbourethral glands. The research was conducted on twelve clinically healthy, sexually mature male rabbits, eight months of age (New Zealand White), weighing 2.8 kg to 3.2 kg. Tunnel MRI equipment was used. The transverse MRI in the T2-weighted sequence obtained detailed images that were of higher anatomical contrast than those in T1-weighted sequences. The hyperintensity of the glandular findings at T2, compared to the adjacent soft tissues, was due to the content of secretory fluids. The quality of the anatomical tissue contrast has not shown much dependence on the choice of the sequence in dorsal MRI. The sagittal visualization of the rabbit bulbourethral glands corresponded to the localization of the research plane toward a median plane. The imaging results could be used as a morphological base for clinical practice and reproduction.

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