Accuracy and repeatability of prostate volume measurements by transrectal ultrasound

Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 273-278

  Eri, L M ^a   Thomassen, H ^a   Brennhovd, B ^a   Haheim L L ^b  

^a AKER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Planimetry; Prostate; Prostate volume; Reproducibility of results; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MEASUREMENT; ORGAN SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; PROSTATE SURGERY; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER; UROLOGIC EXAMINATION;

AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; PROSTATE; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0036965478     PISSN: 13657852     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.pcan.4500568     Document Type: Article

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