Does combined anesthesia aimed at addressing the two sources of pain associated with transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy provide ... fibers at the time of needle insertion into the ...

All repeat biopsies used a transrectal ultrasound-guided 12-core protocol, in which six biopsy cores were obtained from the periphery of the prostate (directed bilaterally at the base, mid-zone ...

A prostate biopsy procedure is when a doctor, often a urologist, inserts a long needle into the prostate ... lay down on their side and we insert an ultrasound probe into the rectum in order ...

Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy (EUS-FNA) is currently performed on a routine basis at many endoscopic centers and it is evident that this procedure has a major impact ...

Share on Bluesky. Opens in a new tab or window Share on X. Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window Local anesthetic transperineal (LATP) biopsy for prostate ...

Earlier this week, researchers presented data from the OPTIMUM (Optimization of Prostate Biopsy – Micro-Ultrasound Versus MRI) trial at the European Association of Urology Congress in Madrid, Spain.

A trial found no meaningful difference in detection of clinically significantly prostate ... biopsy and combined microultrasonography/MRI biopsy were noninferior to conventional MRI-ultrasound ...

OPTIMUM is the first randomized trial to compare micro-ultrasound (microUS) guided biopsy with MRI-guided biopsy for prostate cancer. It involves 677 men who underwent biopsy at 19 hospitals ...

Fine-needle aspiration biopsy of the thyroid nodule is a procedure in which a small sample of cells is obtained from a thyroid nodule with the aid of a thin needle under ultrasound guidance.

In addition certain renal diseases require a biopsy for diagnosis. Laparoscopy has provided an ideal way to manage these problems. No large incisions are required; direct visualization of the cyst and ...

Before a prostate biopsy is performed, various preliminary screening procedures are typically conducted. These include a ...