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Transperineal Prostate Biopsy Using a Cone-shaped Double-hole Method with Dual-plane Probe Guidance
Published on: June 6, 2025
Initial experiences with real-time elastography guided biopsies of the prostate
Katharina König1, Ulrich Scheipers, Andreas Pesavento
1Klinik für Urologie und Neurourologie, Marienhospital Herne, Universitätsklinik der Ruhr, Universität Bochum, Germany.
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.
