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We hypothesize that damage to the EUS or NVBs during MRI-guided focal cryoablation increases the risk of postoperative urinary or erectile dysfunction.\n Approach.<\/jats:italic>\n We analyzed 402 multi-slice MRI image sets from 42 procedures. We developed an AI-assisted tool for automatic segmentation of anatomical structures and iceballs. Quantitative metrics were proposed to estimate tissue damage based on spatial overlap, exposure time, and temperature dynamics. These metrics were then statistically correlated with postoperative urinary and erectile outcomes.\n Main results.<\/jats:italic>\n Significant associations were observed between injury metrics and postoperative dysfunctions, with EUS involvement predictive of urinary dysfunction in both time-based\n \n \n \n <\/jats:tex-math>\n \n \n (<\/mml:mo>\n p<\/mml:mi>\n <<\/mml:mo>\n 0.05<\/mml:mn>\n )<\/mml:mo>\n <\/mml:mrow>\n <\/mml:math>\n <\/jats:inline-formula>\n and temperature-proxy models\n \n \n \n <\/jats:tex-math>\n \n \n (<\/mml:mo>\n p<\/mml:mi>\n <<\/mml:mo>\n 0.05<\/mml:mn>\n )<\/mml:mo>\n <\/mml:mrow>\n <\/mml:math>\n <\/jats:inline-formula>\n , and NVB involvement associated with erectile dysfunction in the time-based model\n \n \n \n <\/jats:tex-math>\n \n \n (<\/mml:mo>\n p<\/mml:mi>\n <<\/mml:mo>\n 0.05<\/mml:mn>\n )<\/mml:mo>\n <\/mml:mrow>\n <\/mml:math>\n <\/jats:inline-formula>\n .\n Significance.<\/jats:italic>\n Our findings demonstrate that EUS and NVB injuries are quantifiable predictors of postoperative morbidity with medium-to-large effect sizes. 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