Value of 3D-presumed circular area ratio in MRI assessment of benign prostatic hyperplasia
Jianli Yang, Wenwei Shi, Hao Xie, Yuan Zhang, Jiaying Li, Gang Guo, Mengxuan Yuan, Zhenyu Zou, Xuetao Mu · 2026
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Description
Jianli Yang and co-authors test a shape measure from MRI scans for men with an enlarged prostate, a common condition called benign prostatic hyperplasia. Doctors often grade symptom severity with a questionnaire, but scan measures that track those symptoms are still wanted. The team studied 335 patients with confirmed disease who had MRI scans and completed the symptom questionnaire.
They compared several scan measures, including prostate volumes and a roundness ratio taken in three planes. All measures tracked symptom scores to some degree. The roundness ratio, called PCAR, showed the strongest links and stayed a predictor when other factors were counted. A thicker outer zone, by contrast, tracked milder symptoms. The authors say the three-dimensional shape measure could sharpen how scans support care for this condition.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Jianli Yang, Wenwei Shi, Hao Xie, Yuan Zhang, Jiaying Li, Gang Guo, Mengxuan Yuan, Zhenyu Zou, Xuetao Mu |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 38 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |