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Use of MRI-ultrasound Fusion to Achieve Targeted Prostate Biopsy
Published on: April 9, 2019
[Evolution of modern imaging and development of targeted prostatic biopsies for the diagnosis of prostate cancer]
Abstract:
Prostatic biopsies are the standard procedure to diagnose of prostate cancer and provide historical prognostic criteria. However the prostatic biopsies are relatively blind and the echography is more useful to identify the organ than to target the tumour. Advances in imaging in recent years with the development of 3D can allow new practices. Several tools exist and are being evaluated to allow recording the location of prostate biopsies under echography (mapping) and to guide biopsy, possibly by fusing MRI images. Other tools are being developed for the implementation of robotics biopsies under ultrasound or MRI.

