The ultrasound characteristics of regions identified as suspicious by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) predict the likelihood of clinically significant cancer on MRI–ultrasound fusion‐targeted biopsy
Press B, Rosenkrantz AB, Huang R, Taneja SS. The ultrasound characteristics of regions identified as suspicious by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) predict the likelihood of clinically significant cancer on MRI–ultrasound fusion‐targeted biopsy. BJU International 2018, 123: 439-446. PMID: 30415476, DOI: 10.1111/bju.14615.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer detection rateMagnetic resonance imagingGleason scoreHypoechoic regionsInstitutional review board-approved databaseResonance imagingProstate-specific antigen densityFusion-targeted biopsyMultivariable regression analysisDetection rateProstate cancer detectionSignificant PCaUltrasonography findingsSingle surgeonSystematic biopsyProstate biopsySignificant cancerUnivariate analysisAntigen densityMRI suspicionSingle radiologistHigh riskUltrasound characteristicsRegion of interestBiopsy