MRI- TRUS Fusion Biopsy of the Prostate- An Update ☆☆☆☆

Prostate cancer (PCa) is one of the most common malignancies in males. The current standard of care for the diagnosis of PCa is Transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) guided systematic biopsy of prostate. Patients with clinical suspicion of PCa undergo systematic TRUS-guided biopsy for diagnosis, localization and grading of the tumor. Systematic biopsies are aimed at obtaining cores from all the prostatic zones and no tumor focus is specifically targeted. The major disadvantages of this technique are over detection of clinically insignificant PCa and at the same time under detection of clinically significant PCa.

Source: Seminars in Roentgenology - April 5, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Chandan J. Das, Abdul Razik, Sanjay Sharma Source Type: research