What is your technique for CT and MRI fusion for external beam prostate planning?
Sometimes the scans don’t line up well because of differences in rectal and bladder fullness- any tips to optimize the fusion?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Community Practice
We try to fuse prostate to prostate, knowing the limitations caused sometimes by bladder and rectal filling. Since the main advantage of MRI is to identify apex, base, and lateral edge, the fusion still helps in defining the prostate