The optimal core number and site for MRI-targeted biopsy of prostate? A systematic review and pooled analysis.

CONCLUSIONS: Increasing the number of samples per target from one to two, or two to three resulted in a nonnegligible incremental detection rate of clinically significant lesions, while obtaining more than 3 cores per target provided a diminished incremental value. And performing targeted cores accurately through center of the lesions may help improve diagnostic accuracy. PMID: 32003207 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32003207?dopt=Abstract

Source: Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica - February 2, 2020 Category: Urology & Nephrology Tags: Minerva Urol Nefrol Source Type: research