PURPOSE: We determined whether increasing the number of cores at first prostate biopsy
would improve the cancer detection rate without increasing the detection of clinically …

OBJECTIVES: To assess the influence of prostate volume on prostate cancer (CaP)
detection in men who underwent repeated sextant transrectal ultrasound biopsy of the …

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 …

Objective: To prospectively evaluate the diagnostic yield of 12 versus 15 core ultrasound-
guided needle prostate biopsy protocol for detection of prostate cancer. Patients and …

Objectives To evaluate the diagnostic value of 12 core biopsy versus sextant biopsy at
different prostatic-specific antigen densities (PSAD). Methods We retrospectively analyzed …

Does length of prostate biopsy cores have an impact on diagnosis of prostate cancer? - PMC
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OBJECTIVE: To analyze the diagnostic performance of individual prostate biopsy cores. The
12-core transrectal prostate biopsy scheme has emerged as a standard of care. However …

Purpose To determine whether the addition of four paramedian peripheral and four lateral
peripheral cores improves the cancer detection rate (CDR) of the extended 10-core biopsy …

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 …

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate in a retrospective study the improvements in prostate cancer
detection rates for patients with a prostate gland larger than 30 cm3 using a systematic 14 …