Can a 12 core prostate biopsy increase the detection rate of prostate cancer versus 6 core?: A prospective randomized study in Korea

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 671-675

  Kim, Jae Wook ^a   Lee, Hye Young ^a   Hong, Sung Joon ^a   Chung, Byung Ha ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Prostate neoplasm; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOPSY TECHNIQUE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTESTINE EXAMINATION; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTATE BIOPSY; PROSTATE CANCER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 4644292478     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2004.45.4.671     Document Type: Article

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