Apparent diffusion coefficient values are superior to transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy for the assessment of prostate cancer aggressiveness.

CONCLUSION: The ADC values of cancerous areas in the prostate are a better indicator than the biopsy GS in predicting prostate cancer aggressiveness. Moreover, the use of ADC values can help identify the presence of high-grade tumor in patients with a Gleason score ≤ 3 + 3 = 6 during biopsy. PMID: 27055916 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27055916?dopt=Abstract

Source: Acta Radiologica - April 5, 2016 Category: Radiology Authors: Li C, Chen M, Wang J, Wang X, Zhang W, Zhang C Tags: Acta Radiol Source Type: research