title: Initial experiences with real-time elastography guided biopsies of the prostate.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Based on our first experiences with real-time elastography in the field of prostate diagnostics we evaluate its usefulness for biopsy guidance for prostate cancer detection.
  
  
  METHODS
  After imaging with conventional B-mode ultrasound in conjunction with real-time elastography 404 men underwent systematic sextant biopsy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Overall prostate cancer was found in 151 of 404 cases (37.4%). In 127 of 151 cases (84.1%), prostate cancer was detected using real-time elastography as an additional diagnostic feature.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results show that it is possible to detect prostate cancer with a high degree of sensitivity using real-time elastography in conjunction with conventional diagnostic methods for guided prostate biopsies.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Urologie und Neurourologie, Marienhospital Herne, Universitätsklinik der Ruhr, Universität Bochum, Germany.
authors.forename: Katharina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: König
authors.forename: Ulrich
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Scheipers
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pesavento
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lorenz
authors.forename: Helmut
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ermert
authors.forename: Theodor
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Senge
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011467:Prostate / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D014463:Ultrasonography