The 20-core prostate biopsy protocol - A new gold standard?

Journal of Urology

Volumn 179, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 504-507

  Ravery, Vincent ^a   Dominique, Sébastien ^a   Panhard, Xavière ^a   Toublanc, Marianne ^a   Boccon Gibod, Liliane ^a   Boccon Gibod, Laurent ^b  

^a BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

^b ARMAND TROUSSEAU HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Diagnosis; Prostate; Prostate specific antigen; Prostatic neoplasms

Indexed keywords

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; BLOOD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PROSTATE TUMOR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 38849205811     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2007.09.033     Document Type: Article

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