The optimal systematic prostate biopsy scheme should include 8 rather than 6 biopsies: Results of a prospective clinical trial

Journal of Urology

Volumn 163, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 163-167

  Presti Jr , Joseph C ^a   Chang, James J ^a   Bhargava, Vivek ^a   Shinohara, Katsuto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Prostatic neoplasms

Indexed keywords

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE BIOPSY; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATE DISEASE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0033992452     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)67995-5     Document Type: Article

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