The use of transrectal ultrasound in the diagnosis, guided biopsy, staging and screening of prostate cancer.
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.
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Department of Radiology, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI 48106.
Littrup
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Kumasaka
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Borlaza
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McLeary
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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