March 01, 2012
A press release was sent to the medical news media for the following article appearing in the latest issue of Radiology.
Use of MR Imaging to Determine Preservation of the Neurovascular Bundles at Robotic-assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy
Prostate MR imaging may be useful for helping sur¬geons plan the extent and side of nerve sparing during robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP), according to new research.
In the study, Timothy D. McClure, M.D., of the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California Los Angeles, and colleagues investigated endorectal coil MR imaging as a way to improve preoperative assessment of prostate cancer and the involvement of the neurovascular bundles.
Researchers prospectively evaluated 104 prostate cancer patients who underwent preoperative endorectal coil MR imaging of the prostate and subsequent RALP. They determined the differences in the surgical plan before and after review of the MR imaging report and compared them with the actual surgical and pathologic results.
Results showed that preoperative prostate MR imaging data changed the decision to use a nerve-sparing technique during RALP in 28 (27 percent) of the 104 patients. The surgical plan was changed to the nerve-sparing technique in 17 (61 percent) of the 28 patients and to a non-nerve-sparing technique in 11 patients (39 percent). The decision to opt for nerve-sparing surgery did not compromise oncologic outcome.
"Some patients thought to require non–nerve-sparing surgery might safely undergo nerve-sparing surgery on the basis of MR imaging findings because this change in surgical plan does not appear to be associated with an increase in positive surgical margins," according to researchers.
Media Coverage of RSNA
In December 2011, media outlets carried 4,898 RSNA-related news stories. These stories reached an estimated two billion people.
December print coverage included The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Toronto Star, The Globe and Mail (Toronto), The Indianapolis Star, Chicago Sun-Times, The Sun (Baltimore, Md.), Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, The Miami Herald, The Charlotte Observer, Virginian-Pilot, Tribune-Review (Greensburg, Pa.) and Calgary Herald.
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March Public Information Activities Focus on Colorectal Cancer
To highlight National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in March, RSNA distributed radio public service announcements (PSAs) encouraging listeners to be screened for colorectal cancer.
In addition, RSNA distributed the "60-Second Checkup" audio program to nearly 100 radio stations across the U.S. The segments focused on colorectal cancer topics, including how increased screening could lead to a decrease in death rates from the disease.
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