2023
Environmental Impact of Prostate Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Transrectal Ultrasound Guided Prostate Biopsy
Leapman M, Thiel C, Gordon I, Nolte A, Perecman A, Loeb S, Overcash M, Sherman J. Environmental Impact of Prostate Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Transrectal Ultrasound Guided Prostate Biopsy. European Urology 2023, 83: 463-471. PMID: 36635108, DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2022.12.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingSystematic biopsyProstate biopsyProstate biopsy procedureResonance imagingBiopsy coresTransrectal Ultrasound Guided Prostate BiopsyBiopsy procedureMultiparametric magnetic resonance imagingUnnecessary prostate biopsiesBiparametric magnetic resonance imagingOutpatient urology clinicNumber of biopsiesGuided Prostate BiopsyAcademic medical centerHealth care facilitiesEvidence-based approachUrology clinicClinical managementMedical CenterTriage strategiesClinical careTransrectal ultrasoundBiopsy
2021
Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Gastrointestinal Biopsies in a Surgical Pathology Laboratory
Gordon IO, Sherman JD, Leapman M, Overcash M, Thiel CL. Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Gastrointestinal Biopsies in a Surgical Pathology Laboratory. American Journal Of Clinical Pathology 2021, 156: 540-549. PMID: 33822876, DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/aqab021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGreenhouse gas emissionsLife cycle greenhouse gas emissionsGas emissionsLife cycle assessmentPassenger carsCarbon dioxide equivalentsCycle assessmentEnergy consumptionEmission hotspotsGHG emissionsMitigation strategiesEmissionScenario 2Scenario 1Biopsy processCapital equipmentLargest contributorEquipmentCO2eGHG