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MRI-Targeted Prostate Biopsy Techniques: AJR Expert Panel Narrative Review

Chang, SD; Ghai, S; Kim, CK; Oto, A; Giganti, F; Moore, CM; (2021) MRI-Targeted Prostate Biopsy Techniques: AJR Expert Panel Narrative Review. American Journal of Roentgenology 10.2214/AJR.21.26154. (In press).

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Abstract

Prostate cancer is the second most common malignancy in men worldwide. Systematic transrectal prostate biopsy is commonly used to obtain tissue to establish the diagnosis. However, in recent years, MRI-targeted biopsy (based on an MRI examination performed prior to consideration of biopsy) has been shown to detect more clinically significant cancer and less clinically insignificant cancer compared to systematic biopsy. This approach of performing MRI prior to biopsy has become, or is becoming, a standard of practice in centers throughout the world. This growing use of an MRI-directed pathway is leading to performance of a larger volume of MRI-targeted prostate biopsies. The three common MRI-targeted biopsy techniques are cognitive biopsy, MRI-ultrasound software fusion biopsy, and MRI in-bore guided biopsy. These techniques for using MRI information at the time of biopsy can be performed via a transrectal or transperineal approach. This narrative review presents the three MRI-targeted biopsy techniques along with their advantages and shortcomings. Comparisons among the techniques are summarized based on the available evidence. Studies to date have provided heterogeneous results, and the preferred technique remains debated.

Type: Article
Title: MRI-Targeted Prostate Biopsy Techniques: AJR Expert Panel Narrative Review
Location: United States
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.21.26154
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.2214/AJR.21.26154
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Surgery and Interventional Sci
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Surgery and Interventional Sci > Department of Targeted Intervention
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10132630
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