Koelis, SAS ("Koelis" or the "Company", a leader and innovator in MRI-ultrasound fusion guidance for prostate cancer interventions, recently announced that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ...

Rates of severe infection after transrectal ultrasound-guided (TRUS) prostate biopsy that require hospitalization are on the rise, a population-based Swedish study shows. "Over 100,000 biopsies are ...

Figure 1: Needle cores of traditional sextant biopsy (dashed arrows) are placed halfway between the midline and lateral boundary of the prostate We noted several important results from this study: ...

Postponing transperineal prostate biopsies in men with suspicious MRI-detected lesions had no effect on biopsy findings, which could have important implications during the COVID-19 pandemic. Delaying ...

A multi-institutional clinical trial showed that a newer technique for collecting prostate biopsy samples reduced the risk of infection compared with traditional biopsy approaches. A ...

University Hospital in Newark — which is also the principal teaching hospital for Rutgers New Jersey Medical School — added the transperineal prostate biopsy procedure to its cancer-detection arsenal.

We received back the results of Tom's Prostate Biopsy and they did identify cancer in 3/15 core samples taken. The doctors indicated that it was an intermediate grade cancer with a Gleason score of 7.

The transperineal approach to prostate biopsy has recently been adopted at many centers as an alternative to TRUS-B. One randomized trial and a meta-analysis have explored differences in cancer ...

FORT GORDON, Ga. -- A high-tech procedure that makes prostate biopsy more accurate and thorough is being rolled out at Eisenhower Army Medical Center. The procedure merges ultrasound with MRI images ...

New findings raise questions about the practice of prescribing antibiotics to men prior to prostate biopsy if they have newly elevated PSA levels and a normal digital rectal examination (DRE). The ...

Increasing the number of prostate biopsy cores taken does not improve diagnostic accuracy. Instead, urologists need to think in three dimensions and use template guidance to improve cancer detection ...

Transrectal ultrasound guided (TRUS) biopsy has been the gold standard for prostate cancer diagnosis, but carries a significant risk of urinary tract infection, sometimes requiring hospital admission ...