title: Ultrasound of the prostate and its use for guided biopsy.
abstract: The development of ultrasound diagnostics of the prostate is described. With modern ultrasound technique in combination with guided biopsy transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) is a powerful diagnostic means and very likely today's best screening tool (if screening would be regarded as feasible). The author advocates transrectal core biopsy instead of fine-needle aspiration biopsy as histology does not have false positives and forms a firmer basis for grading.
authors.affiliation: Ultrasound Department, Herlev Hospital, Denmark.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Torp-Pedersen
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D014463:Ultrasonography