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Systematic Prostate Biopsy. Currently adopted protocol is the sextant" positive in only 1/3 of cases with elevated PSA20-40% positive repeat biopsiesOther approaches have been investigated to increase the detection rate and decrease the need for re-biopsyObjective: Optimization of prostate nee
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1. Simulated Prostate Biopsy: Prostate Cancer Distribution and Clinical Correlation John J. Bauer, Jianchao Zeng, Wei Zhang, David G. McLeod, Isabell A. Sesterhenn, Roger R. Connelly, Judd W. Moul and Seong K. Mun
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Georgetown University
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
Center for Prostate Disease Research (CPDR), USUHS
2. Systematic Prostate Biopsy Currently adopted protocol is the “sextant” positive in only 1/3 of cases with elevated PSA 20-40% positive repeat biopsies Other approaches have been investigated to increase the detection rate and decrease the need for re-biopsy Objective: Optimization of prostate needle biopsy