title: Results of ultrasonography of the prostate.
abstract: The role of transrectal ultrasound of the prostate is evolving, and with time, increased experience, and the completion of controlled clinical studies, its range of clinical applications and its true usefulness in practice will be more clearly established. The authors review techniques and equipment, image characteristics, clinical applications, and continuing controversies.
authors.affiliation: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Muldoon
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Resnick
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011467:Prostate / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000473:pathology; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods