Diagnostic performance of a random versus lesion-directed biopsy of the prostate from transrectal ultrasound: Results of a 5-year consecutive clinical study in 1 institution in south Taiwan

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 11-17

  Lan, Shih Kai ^a   Tsai, Yuh Shyan ^b   Lin, Yi Hsiang ^a   Tzai, Tzong Shin ^b,c  

^a BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Prostate; Prostate cancer; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANTIGENS; BIOPSY; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; ONCOLOGY; PATIENT TREATMENT; ULTRASONICS;

CANCER DETECTION; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATE HALVES; PROSTATES;

TUMORS;

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERFORMANCE; PROSTATE BIOPSY; PROSTATE CANCER; TAIWAN; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 33846156544     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2007.26.1.11     Document Type: Article

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