title: [Progress of clinical application for prostatic ultrasound].
abstract: In 1967, in our laboratory the first clinically available prostatic sonogram was obtained from the rectal cavity with a patient in the lithotomy position. Thereafter, transrectal sonography (TRS) visualized the internal architecture as well as the entire contour of the prostate, and was readily applied to the investigation of prostatic diseases. Currently, TRS occupies a central position among the diagnostic modalities for the prostate. Along with accumulating evidences indicating the clinical usefulness of TRS in the diagnosis of prostatic diseases, recent development has confirmed it to be indispensable for daily practice in urology clinics. This chapter will describe an overall review of the development and diagnostic criteria of TRS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nakagawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okihara
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kojima
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography