Core length in prostate biopsy: Size matters

Journal of Urology

Volumn 187, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 2051-2055

  Öbek, Can ^a   Doanca, Tünkut ^a   Erdal, Sinan ^a   Erdoǧan, Sarper ^a   Durak, Haydar ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

biopsy; diagnosis; prostate; prostatic neoplasms; reference standards

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE BIOPSY; QUALITY CONTROL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TISSUE SLICE; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND SCANNER;

AGED; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84861100742     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: 15273792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2012.01.075     Document Type: Article

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