Diagnostic accuracy of multi-parametric MRI and TRUS biopsy in prostate cancer (PROMIS): a paired validating confirmatory study

U. Ahmed, Hashim; El‐Shater Bosaily, Ahmed; Brown, Louise; Gabe, Rhian; Kaplan, Richard; Parmar, Mahesh; Collaço‐Moraes, Yolanda; Ward, Katie; Hindley, Richard; Freeman, Alex; Kirkham, Alex; Oldroyd, Robert; Parker, Chris; Emberton, Mark

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(16)32401-1

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Diagnostic accuracy of multi-parametric MRI and TRUS biopsy in prostate cancer (PROMIS): a paired validating confirmatory study

Published in The Lancet • Jan 19, 2017

Authors:

Hashim U. Ahmed

Ahmed El‐Shater Bosaily

Louise Brown

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Men with high serum prostate specific antigen usually undergo transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy (TRUS-biopsy). TRUS-biopsy can cause side-effects including bleeding, pain, and infection. Multi-parametric magnetic resonance imaging (MP-MRI) used as a triage test might allow me...

Subject

Medicine

Biopsy

Prostate cancer

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