Efficiency of Prostate Cancer Diagnosis by MR/Ultrasound Fusion-Guided Biopsy vs Standard Extended-Sextant Biopsy for MR-Visible Lesions

Conclusion: In men with MR-visible prostate lesions, targeted biopsy is more efficient than standard biopsy, diagnosing a similar number of cancer cases and more high-grade cases while sampling 56.1% fewer biopsy cores.

Source: JNCI - April 28, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Siddiqui, M. M., George, A. K., Rubin, R., Rais-Bahrami, S., Parnes, H. L., Merino, M. J., Simon, R. M., Turkbey, B., Choyke, P. L., Wood, B. J., Pinto, P. A. Tags: Article Source Type: research