PubMed · 2411329
Prostatic ultrasonography: a useful technique?
Abstract
Two hundred and forty-four transrectal prostatic ultrasonograms have been reviewed and the findings compared with the final pathological or clinical diagnosis. A high degree of accuracy was achieved in diagnosing benign prostatic hyperplasia. Ultrasonography proved invaluable in staging proven prostatic carcinomas but it was disappointing as a primary diagnostic tool for cancer, with false positive and negatives rates of 12 and 31% respectively. These findings are discussed in the light of other workers' results. Further applications for prostatic ultrasonography are outlined.
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C Kadow, J C Gingell, J B Penry. 1985. Prostatic ultrasonography: a useful technique?. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1464-410x.1985.tb06306.x
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