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Prostatic Ultrasonography: a Useful Technique?
Author(s) -
KADOW C.,
GINGELL J. C.,
PENRY J. B.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1985.tb06306.x
Subject(s) - medicine , ultrasonography , pathological , hyperplasia , transrectal ultrasonography , radiology , prostatic diseases , prostate , urology , cancer , pathology
Summary— Two hundred and forty‐four transrectal prostatic ultrasonograms have been reviewed and the findings compared with the final pathological or clinical diagnosis. A high degree of accuracy was achieved in diagnosing benign prostatic hyperplasia. Ultrasonography proved invaluable in staging proven prostatic carcinomas but it was disappointing as a primary diagnostic tool for cancer, with false positive and negatives rates of 12 and 31 % respectively. These findings are discussed in the light of other workers' results. Further applications for prostatic ultrasonography are outlined.