When it comes to prostate biopsy, is the transperineal or transrectal route better? Urologists are currently awaiting results from ongoing clinical trials exploring whether transperineal prostate ...
Analysis of false-positive biopsy results of PIRADS 4 lesions in multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging of the prostate: Experience from a single nonacademic center using cognitive fusion.
In 2018, a 68-year-old Norwegian stonemason named Roar Gulbrandsen died after undergoing a routine transrectal biopsy. When the cause of death was determined to have been a massive, preventable ...
Gemcitabine/cisplatin in patients with advanced bladder and impaired renal function: A retrospective analysis. Background: Multiple MRI techniques (T2W, dynamic contrast enhancement (DCE), ...
A recent BMJ Oncology study screens the prevalence of prostate magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) lesions in men based on age rather than prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels. Study: Prevalence of MRI ...
Each year, more than a million transrectal biopsies are performed in the United States. The primary technique for diagnosing and monitoring prostate cancer, a transrectal biopsy, entails removing ...
Prostate cancer screening using prostate-specific antigen testing and standard systematic, transrectal, ultrasonography-guided biopsy reduces mortality from prostate cancer — but comes with serious ...
A multi-institutional clinical trial showed that a newer technique for collecting prostate biopsy samples reduced the risk of infection compared with traditional biopsy approaches. A ...
A multicenter randomized trial compared transperineal prostate biopsy without antibiotic prophylaxis versus transrectal biopsy with targeted prophylaxis, examining infections, prostate cancer ...