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Table 11 Embolization particle size, prostate volumes (PV) and radiation dose

From: Comparing prostatic artery embolization to surgical and minimally invasive procedures for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Study

PAE Patients (n)

Radiation Dose (SD) (Gy/cm2)

Bead size (microns)

Volume injected (ml)

Prostate Volume mean (ml)

PV after 6m (ml)

PV after 12m (ml)

Abt et al. 2021 [19]

34

176.5 (101.2)

250—400

1

51.2 (25 – 80) TAUS

NR

NR

Carnevale et al. 2016 [20]

30

NR

300—500

2

56.6 oPAE (45.7 – 67.5) – 66.2 PErFecTED (59.8 – 72.6) MRI

NR

50.9 oPAE (41.3 – 60.5)

50.0 PErFecTED (43.0 – 57.0)

Gao et al. 2014 [21]

57

11,305.1 (2671.5) (cGy/cm2)

355—500

2

64.7 (20 – 100) TRUS

36.3 (23.1 – 49.4)

35.6 (22.6 – 48.4)

Insausti et al. 2020 [22]

23

228.0 (61.6)

300—500

NR

60 (51.3 – 68.7) TAUS

37.7 (31.3 – 44.1)

39.5 (31.7 – 47.4)

Radwan et al. 2020 [23]

20

NR

300—500

2

60 (22.1) TRUS

49b

NR

Ray et al. 2018 [24]

216

17,892 (11,301–30905)a (cGy/cm2)

NR

NR

101.2 (59.5 – 125.0) TRUS

NR

72.8 (Median 58.0)

Russo et al. 2015 [25]

80

NR

300—500

2

112.4 TRUS

NR

NR

  1. Data are mean (standard deviation) unless otherwise indicated
  2. Abbreviations: TAUS transabdominal ultrasound, TRUS transrectal ultrasound, MRI Magnetic Resonance Image, NR not reported oPAE, original PAE, PErFecTED Proximal Embolization First Then Embolize Distal, SD Standard Deviation
  3. aData for Ray et al. 2018 displayed as median (interquartile range)
  4. b11cc reduction in prostate volume pre-post intervention