作者
Martijn Smeenge, Jelle Barentsz, David Cosgrove, Jean De La Rosette, Theo De Reijke, Scott Eggener, Ferdinand Frauscher, Gyoergy Kovacs, Surena F Matin, Massimo Mischi, Peter Pinto, Ardeshir Rastinehad, Olivier Rouviere, Georg Salomon, Thomas Polascik, Jochen Walz, Hessel Wijkstra, Michael Marberger
发表日期
2012/10
来源
BJU international
卷号
110
期号
7
页码范围
942-948
出版商
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
简介
What's known on the subject? and What does the study add?
Focal therapy techniques are emerging in prostate cancer treatment. However, several key questions about patient selection, treatment and monitoring still have to be addressed. The concept of focal therapy is barely discussed in current urological guidelines.
In the present manuscript, we report the results of a consensus meeting focused on ultrasonography, the most common used urological imaging method, in relation to focal therapy of prostate cancer.
- • To establish a consensus on the utility of ultrasonography (US) to select patients for focal therapy. Topics were the current status of US to determine focality of prostate cancer, to monitor and assess outcome of focal therapy and the diagnostic advantages of new US methods. In addition, the biopsy techniques required to identify focal lesions were discussed.
- • Urological surgeons, radiation …
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