title: Clinical aspects of diagnosis and monitoring of prostatic cancer.
abstract: This paper discusses the impact of new imaging technologies on our traditional confidence in digital rectal examination for help in diagnosis, biopsy staging and follow-up of patients with prostatic cancer. Ultrasound, particularly per-rectal ultrasound examination, has an important role in the differential diagnosis of smaller palpable abnormalities in the prostate and is especially useful for staging. It is also of value to measure prostatic response to treatment.
authors.affiliation: St. Woolos Hospital, Department of Urology, Newport, Gwent, UK.
authors.forename: W B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Peeling
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Ryan
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D014463:Ultrasonography