Should ultrasound criteria of the prostate be redefined to better evaluate when and where to biopsy

Ultrasound Quarterly

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 171-176

  Vo, Thuy ^a   Rifkin, Matthew D ^b   Peters, Terry L ^c  

^a East Valley Diagnostic Imaging   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Health Sciences Center ^*

Author keywords

Prostate cancer; Prostate echogenicity; Prostate ultrasound

Indexed keywords

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER GRADING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE BIOPSY; PROSTATE CANCER; SCORING SYSTEM; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 0034824958     PISSN: 08948771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00013644-200109000-00005     Document Type: Article

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