This review looks at highlights of the development in ultrasound, ranging from interventional
ultrasound and Doppler to the newest techniques like contrast-enhanced ultrasound and …

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this article is to discuss the evolution of MRI in prostate cancer
from the early 1980s to the current day, providing analysis of the key studies on this topic …

Indications for TRUS are:(a) for diagnosis of nonpalpable cancer, or detection of cancer with
greater accuracy than is possible at present;(b) for guidance of transrectal biopsies of …

We have successfully developed a new type of equipment for transrectal ultrasonography.
The equipment consists of three parts: a transducer assembly, a radial scanner, and a chair …

New equipment for transrectal ultrasonotomography has been developed. With this
equipment an excellent cross-section picture of various intrapelvic organs is easily obtained …

We have developed a three-dimensional (3D) transrectal ultrasound imaging system, based
on using a motorized 5 MHz transducer assembly, rotated under microcomputer control, to …

Objective To study the ejaculatory mechanisms in men using a dynamic endorectal
ultrasonographical approach. Subjects and methods Seven recordings were made of a …

Transrectal ultrasound scan (TRUS) of the prostate was performed on 511 patients, 391 of
whom also underwent between 1 and 5 transrectal 1.2 mm core biopsies. The infection rate …

Measurements of Size and Weight of Prostate by Means of Transrectal
Ultrasonotomography Department of Urology, Tohoku University Page 1 Tohoku J. exp. Med …

BEFORE 1920 the only diagnostic test for prostate cancer was the digital rectal examination.
If the prostate was nodular, irregular, or stone-hard, a presumptive diagnosis of cancer was …