Most clinicians do not use ultrasound to detect prostate cancer or to target suspicious lesions for biopsy owing to the inaccuracies of identifying the tumor with standard ultrasound techniques.

Abnormal results on a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening test for cancer are typically followed by a systematic biopsy ... looking at the gland on an ultrasound machine.

After two minutes, a bi-planer 7.5 MHz ultrasound transducer was inserted ... men with 243 lesions on mpMRI underwent targeted prostate biopsy under local anaesthetic (Table 1a).

Ultrasound is still used during this procedure. This type of biopsy bypasses the rectum and the prostate through the skin. Transperineal biopsies are associated with a lesser risk of infection and ...

Prostatitis is treated with antibiotics and anti-inflammatory agents. BPH is treated with one or more medications to reduce ...

Northwell Staten Island University Hospital has announced the addition of the Focal One High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound ...

Up to 28% of clinically significant tumours are missed, according to the research team, and one in two individuals with positive MRI findings receive a negative biopsy ... to the prostate. The team ...

Biopsy is almost always used to confirm ... ultrasound and elastography improve the ability of grayscale ultrasound to identify prostate cancer foci and tend to identify more aggressive cancers ...