title: The use of transrectal ultrasound in the diagnosis, guided biopsy, staging and screening of prostate cancer.
abstract: In the authors' experience, transrectal sonography has the ability not only to stage prostatic cancer accurately, but also to detect such lesions before they become palpable.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI 48106.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Littrup
authors.forename: G H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Kumasaka
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Borlaza
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: McLeary
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D001706:Biopsy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011467:Prostate / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000473:pathology; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D014463:Ultrasonography