Feasibility of transperineal prostate biopsy under interventional magnetic resonance guidance.
A patient, who was not suited for ultrasound-guided biopsy, was biopsied in an interventional magnetic resonance unit at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Real-time magnetic resonance imaging provided verification of placement before tissue samples were taken. This technique successfully sampled tissue from the prostate and led to a diagnosis of cancer.
Cormack
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Department of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
D'Amico
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Hata
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Silverman
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Weinstein
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Tempany
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D000368:Aged; D016477:Artifacts; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000379:methods*; D002138:Calibration; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*