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. 2005 Jul;174(1):115-7.
doi: 10.1097/01.ju.0000162043.72294.4a.

Initial experiences with real-time elastography guided biopsies of the prostate

Katharina König  1 , Ulrich Scheipers, Andreas Pesavento, Andreas Lorenz, Helmut Ermert, Theodor Senge
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Initial experiences with real-time elastography guided biopsies of the prostate

Katharina König et al. J Urol. 2005 Jul.

Abstract

Purpose: Based on our first experiences with real-time elastography in the field of prostate diagnostics we evaluate its usefulness for biopsy guidance for prostate cancer detection.

Materials and methods: After imaging with conventional B-mode ultrasound in conjunction with real-time elastography 404 men underwent systematic sextant biopsy.

Results: Overall prostate cancer was found in 151 of 404 cases (37.4%). In 127 of 151 cases (84.1%), prostate cancer was detected using real-time elastography as an additional diagnostic feature.

Conclusions: The results show that it is possible to detect prostate cancer with a high degree of sensitivity using real-time elastography in conjunction with conventional diagnostic methods for guided prostate biopsies.

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