Methods: We included 1120 patients with prostate-specific antigen levels≤ 20 ng/mL and/or
suspicious digital rectal examination findings in this study. All patients had a first-time …

PURPOSE: To evaluate the effectiveness of 2 more core prostate biopsy protocol in
detecting the prostate cancer (PCa) by comparing 10-core prostate biopsy with 12-core …

Purpose To evaluate if volume or any of the three dimensions of prostate influences cancer
detection rate by 12-core transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) guided prostate biopsy. Materials …

Introduction: To increase the detection rate of prostate cancer in recent years, we examined
the increase in the number of cores taken at initial prostate biopsy. We hypothesized that an …

Purpose: Several studies suggest that sextant transrectal ultrasound guided biopsy of the
prostate provides insufficient material to detect all clinically important prostate cancer, and …

Objectives To determine the effect of prostate volume on the diagnostic yield of prostate
biopsies. Materials and methods 155 consecutive patients underwent 12-core transrectal …

Purpose: In this study we assessed the relative yield of 10 core biopsy, and the whole range
of alternative 8 and 6 core biopsy protocols over that of the classic sextant biopsy protocol …

PURPOSE: We investigated the ability of a 20-core prostate biopsy protocol to enhance the
prostate cancer diagnosis rate. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We compared the diagnosis …

Objective. To compare the diagnostic values of 12-and 18-core biopsies with respect to
prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels, prostate volumes (PV) and prostate-specific antigen …

Objectives: The influence of prostate volume on the positive yield of the systematic sector
biopsy is logical and has been demonstrated in numerous reports. Methods: Literature on …