Review of the Role of MRI Targeted Biopsy vs Systematic Biopsy in Prostate Cancer

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Mukesh Harisinghani, MD, Director of the Clinical Discovery Program Center for Molecular Imaging Research at Massachusetts General Hospital, reviews recent research on the effectiveness of MRI-targeted biopsy, as well as systematic biopsy on biopsy-naive prostate cancer patients. Through the analysis of research results, he reveals that there is consistent evidence to support the conclusion that combining the two techniques creates a substantial boost in detection rates. This boost has been proven to be a shift from a 21.4% detection rate in just systematic biopsy and 23.4% in just MRI-targeted biopsy to a detection rate of 27.7% when using combined techniques on biopsy naive patients.

tags: BIOPSY MRI prostate cancer ultrasound fusion-guided biopsy

related terms: MRI-targeted biopsy, systematic biopsy, PIRADS, diagnosis of the prostate cancer


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