Objective To assess impact of different prostate biopsy strategies according to prostate
volume on tumor detection. Methods A total of 323 consecutive men with suspected prostate …

PURPOSE: We compared prostate cancer detection rates achieved using an 8 and a 12-
core biopsy protocol in a clinical population and determined the significance of additional …

Background The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of two different Nara Urological
Research and Treatment Group (NURTG) nomograms allocating 6–12 biopsy cores based …

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

Methods: We included 90 prostate cancer patients (mean age of 64, range: 49–77)
diagnosed with transrectal ultrasound guided 12-core prostate biopsy between December …

Background: To analyze the diagnostic performance of 12-core biopsy in detecting
significant prostate cancer (PCa). Patients and Methods: This study included 206 PCa …

OBJECTIVES: To compare different biopsy schemes for detecting prostate cancer in Korean
men. METHODS: A total of 516 men, 40 to 79 years old (mean 64.1±7.8), constituted the …

Purpose: We evaluated improvement in the rate of prostate cancer detection when using an
extensive biopsy protocol involving peripheral cores. Materials and Methods: We …

INTRODUCTION: The aim of this prospective study was to compare the advantage of
performing prostate biopsy with a greater number of cores using the classic sextant …

Purpose The purpose of our study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the 12 core biopsy
protocol in detecting prostate cancer by comparison with that of the 6 core biopsy according …