Saturation Biopsy of the Prostate: Why Saturation Does Not Saturate

European Urology

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 619-621

  Giannarini, Gianluca ^a   Autorino, Riccardo ^b   di Lorenzo, Giuseppe ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER DIAGNOSIS; EDITORIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; PROSTATE BIOPSY; PROSTATE CANCER; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

BIOPSY, NEEDLE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTATE;

EID: 69249234638     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2009.03.044     Document Type: Editorial

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