A 64-yr-old African-American man underwent transrectal ultrasonography with 10 cores of prostate tissue sampled from bilateral apices, mid-regions, bases, apical peripheral zones and mid-peripheral ...

In the year 2001, an estimated 31,500 American men will die from end-stage prostate cancer. 1 Currently available definitive treatments, including radical prostatectomy and radiation therapy, are ...

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 ...

Pune, India, Oct. 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global transrectal ultrasound market size was valued at USD 228 million in 2022 and is expected to be worth USD 241.2 million in 2023. The market is ...

Repeated Bone-Targeted Therapy for Hormone-Refractory Prostate Carcinoma: Randomized Phase II Trial With the New, High-Energy Radiopharmaceutical Rhenium-188 Hydroxyethylidenediphosphonate Purpose: ...

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in the developed world. The most widely used method of diagnosing prostate cancer involves a biopsy that passes a needle through the lining of the lower bowel ...

The global transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) market is experiencing consistent expansion and is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of around 6% during the forecast period. This growth is ...

Under adequate local anesthesia, the size of the transrectal ultrasound probe made no difference to pain perception during transrectal ultrasound guided prostate biopsy, according to a PubMed report.

VIENNA, Austria — Magnetic resonance (MR)-guided biopsy of the prostate is a safe and effective alternative to the standard transrectal ultrasound-guided biopsy, and patients prefer it, according to 2 ...

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 ...

This article originally appeared on Undark. In late 2010, I underwent a biopsy without much of a thought. My internist had recommended the procedure after suspecting, based on blood tests, that I was ...