Open AccessRisk of Upgrading from Prostate Biopsy to Radical Prostatectomy Pathology—Does Saturation Biopsy of Index Lesion during Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Transrectal Ultrasound Fusion Biopsy Help?
Author(s) -
Brian Calio,
Abhinav Sidana,
Dordaneh Sugano,
Sonia Gaur,
Mahir Maruf,
Amit Jain,
María J. Merino,
Peter L. Choyke,
Bradford J. Wood,
Peter A. Pinto,
Barış Türkbey
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
the journal of urology/the journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.402
H-Index - 256
eISSN - 1527-3792
pISSN - 0022-5347
DOI - 10.1016/j.juro.2017.10.048
Subject(s) - medicine , prostatectomy , biopsy , magnetic resonance imaging , prostate , radiology , ultrasound , prostate biopsy , urology , pathology , cancer
We sought to determine whether saturation of the index lesion during magnetic resonance imaging-transrectal ultrasound fusion guided biopsy would decrease the rate of pathological upgrading from biopsy to radical prostatectomy.