Comparison of contrast enhanced color Doppler targeted biopsy with conventional systematic biopsy: Impact on prostate cancer detection

Journal of Urology

Volumn 167, Issue 4 I, 2002, Pages 1648-1652

  Frauscher, Ferdinand ^a,b   Klauser, Andrea ^a,b   Volgger, Hubert ^a,b   Halpern, Ethan J ^a,b   Pallwein, Leo ^a,b   Steiner, Hannes ^a,b   Schuster, Antonius ^a,b   Horninger, Wolfgang ^a,b   Rogatsch, Hermann ^a,b   Bartsch, Georg ^a,b  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Biopsy; Color; Doppler; Prostate; Prostatic neoplasms; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

SHU 508;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SCREENING; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE BIOPSY; PROSTATE CANCER; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0036126973     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(05)65171-3     Document Type: Article

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