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Biopsy
Research on biopsy detailed by T. Hambrock and co-authors
November 25th, 2008
In this recent report, researchers in Netherlands conducted a study "To test the technique and feasibility of translating tumor suspicious region maps in the prostate, obtained by multimodality, anatomic, and functional 3T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data to 32-channel coil, T2-weighted (T2-w), 3T MR images, for directing MR-guided biopsies. Furthermore, to evaluate the practicability of MR-guided biopsy on a 3T MR scanner using a 32-channel coil and a MR-compatible biopsy device." "Twenty-one patients with a high prostate-specific antigen (> 4.0 ng/mL) and at least 2 prior negative transrectal ultrasound-guided biopsies of the prostate underwent all endorectal...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-11-25)
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