title: Prostate ultrasound.
abstract: Transrectal ultrasonic imaging of the prostate gland has proved a valuable tool in determining the stage of carcinoma of the prostate and in monitoring the effectiveness of endocrine and radiation therapies. Ultrasonography has been useful in prostatic biopsy, too, but there is debate over its routine use in patients with palpable prostatic abnormalities.
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011467:Prostate / Q000473:pathology; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000175:diagnosis; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D014463:Ultrasonography