| APPLICATION OF IMAGE PROCESSING
AND COMPARISON OF 3 DIMENSIONAL (3-D) TRANSRECTAL ULTRASOUND
(TRUS) AND ENHANCED MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (E-MRI) IN STAGING
CLINICALLY CONFINED PROSTATE CANCER
Mr Santbir S Mehta, D C Barber, E van Beek, J Goepel, F C Hamdy Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield |
Determining whether prostate cancer has spread locally is paramount in selecting men for curative surgery. Staging methods such as PSA, digital examination, CT and MRI are lacking in accuracy.
3-Dimensional ultrasound has been developed and has improved accuracy over other methods. This team has been working with techniques for enhancement of soft tissue boundaries. This technology has been applied to various structures but never to the prostate.
The aim is to produce a system whereby identification of the prostatic capsule is automated. This will be applied to 3D transrectal ultrasound and to MRI. When this is possible they aim to review all the scans obtained and test the technology for accuracy in detecting capsular involvement.
Research summary, 01 September 2003
Project G2003/13.