#551 An Ultrasound-Based Nomogram for Identifying Abnormal Bladder Shapes During Filling in Wome...

An Ultrasound-Based Nomogram for Identifying Abnormal Bladder Shapes During Filling in Women with Overactive Bladder

Li R1, Maddra K2, Nagle A1, Vinod N2, Prince S1, Tensen S1, Sebastian B2, Sethi D2, Klausner A2, Speich J1

1. Department of Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA., 2. Department of Surgery/Division of Urology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA.

KEYWORDS: Mathematical or statistical modelling, Overactive Bladder, Imaging, Anatomy

Overactive Bladder (OAB) is a subjective, symptom-based syndrome that impairs the quality of life of millions of individuals. Unfortunately, the diversity of phenotypes of OAB hampers the effectiveness of a single treatment, and invasive pressure-flow studies are often utilized for further investigation in refractory cases. Recent studies emphasize the potential value of abdominal ultrasound (US) to quantify bladder shape and further define overactive bladder [1, 2]. In one study, investigators found that US-derived bladder height-to-width ratios were abnormal in women with OAB compared to BMI and age-matched controls without OAB [1]. In the present study, a bladder shape nomogram was generated using sagittal perimeter measurements from women without OAB and the ability of the algorithm to identify irregular bladder shapes in women with OAB was tested.

Read the full abstract text here: https://www.ics.org/2020/abstract/551

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