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A decade in image-guided prostate biopsy

The prostate is still largely assessed by random biopsy, but developments in prostate MRI and fusion with transrectal ultrasonography (TRUS) have made targeted biopsy of the prostate a reality. MRI/TRUS techniques promise to address the issues of overdiagnosis and underdiagnosis in prostate cancer.

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Turkbey, B., Choyke, P. A decade in image-guided prostate biopsy. Nat Rev Urol 11, 611–612 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrurol.2014.273

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