Incontinence detection

Transperineal brachytherapy is growing in popularity over other treatment options because of a significantly smaller chance of incontinence and impotence, quick treatment and recovery and high success rates [15]. As brachytherapy becomes the method of choice, the procedure must become more reliable. Early detection through accurate biopsy needle placement is crucial to treat prostate cancer. To increase prostate cancer survival rates, it follows that needle placement methods must be improved with MRI guided methods. 

In acontractile bladders (detrusor areflexia), no signs of radiologically detectable detrusor contractions can be found. The bladder neck is open during the entire filling phase in these cases. Sphincter-weakness incontinence is indicated by leakage around the catheter, usually during the rise in intraabdominal pressure or coughing. 

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