A prospective randomized trial comparing 6 versus 12 prostate biopsy cores: Impact on cancer detection

Journal of Urology

Volumn 164, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 388-392

  Naughton, Cathy K ^a   Miller, David C ^a,b   Mager, Douglas E ^a   Ornstein, David K ^a,c   Catalona, William J ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Diagnosis; Prostate; Prostatic neoplasms; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTATE BIOPSY; PROSTATE CANCER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 0033926998     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)67367-3     Document Type: Article

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