title: Franzén transrectal fine-needle biopsy versus ultrasound-guided transrectal core biopsy of the prostate gland.
abstract: Digitally-guided transrectal fine-needle aspiration biopsy was compared with ultrasound-guided transrectal core biopsy of the prostate gland. Both biopsy techniques were equally effective in detecting prostate cancer. Core biopsies were generally graded higher than fine-needle aspirations. The reproducibility was approximately 80% for both methods.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Adolfsson
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Skoog
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Löwhagen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Waisman
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011467:Prostate / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014463:Ultrasonography