title: [Transrectal ultrasound in the diagnosis of prostate cancer].
abstract: Transrectal ultrasound is an important tool in detection and management of prostate cancer. Its role is to identify and characterize focal lesions before capsular invasion and metastases and to guide biopsy of the prostate. In this paper, we present a overview of the state of trans-rectal ultrasound imaging in prostate cancer.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Urologie, Hôpital La Rabta, Tunis.
authors.forename: Fethi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Attyaoui
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hmidi
authors.forename: Ghassen
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hafsia
authors.forename: Yassine
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nouira
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Horchani
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional