Active surveillance for clinically localized prostate cancer––A systematic review

FB Thomsen, K Brasso, LH Klotz… - Journal of surgical …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Active surveillance (AS) has been introduced as an observational strategy to delay or avoid
curative treatment without compromising long‐term cancer‐specific survival. The 10 studies …

Optimization of prostate biopsy: the role of magnetic resonance imaging targeted biopsy in detection, localization and risk assessment

MA Bjurlin, X Meng, J Le Nobin, JS Wysock… - The Journal of …, 2014 - auajournals.org
Purpose: Optimization of prostate biopsy requires addressing the shortcomings of standard
systematic transrectal ultrasound guided biopsy, including false-negative rates, incorrect risk …

Prostate cancer: diagnostic performance of real-time shear-wave elastography

JM Correas, AM Tissier, A Khairoune, V Vassiliu… - Radiology, 2015 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To prospectively evaluate the performance of real-time ultrasonographic (US)
shear-wave elastography (SWE) in the diagnosis of peripheral zone prostate cancer in …

Accuracy of multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging in confirming eligibility for active surveillance for men with prostate cancer

L Stamatakis, MM Siddiqui, JW Nix, J Logan… - Cancer, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Active surveillance (AS) is an attempt to avoid overtreatment of clinically
insignificant prostate cancer (PCa); however, patient selection remains controversial …

Critical evaluation of magnetic resonance imaging targeted, transrectal ultrasound guided transperineal fusion biopsy for detection of prostate cancer

TH Kuru, MC Roethke, J Seidenader… - The Journal of …, 2013 - auajournals.org
Purpose: Diagnosis and precise risk stratification of prostate cancer is essential for
individualized treatment decisions. Magnetic resonance imaging/transrectal ultrasound …

The role of magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis and management of prostate cancer

J Thompson, N Lawrentschuk, M Frydenberg… - BJU …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Background The diagnosis of prostate cancer has long been plagued by the absence of an
imaging tool that reliably detects and localises significant tumours. Recent evidence …

[HTML][HTML] Ultrasound elastography of the prostate: state of the art

JM Correas, AM Tissier, A Khairoune, G Khoury… - Diagnostic and …, 2013 - Elsevier
Prostate cancer is the cancer exhibiting the highest incidence rate and it appears as the
second cause of cancer death in men, after lung cancer. Prostate cancer is difficult to detect …

Utility of multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging suspicion levels for detecting prostate cancer

S Rais-Bahrami, MM Siddiqui, B Turkbey… - The Journal of …, 2013 - auajournals.org
Purpose: We determine the usefulness of multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging in
detecting prostate cancer, with a specific focus on detecting higher grade prostate cancer …

Transperineal biopsy of the prostate—is this the future?

DTS Chang, B Challacombe… - Nature Reviews Urology, 2013 - nature.com
Transperineal prostate biopsy is re-emerging after decades of being an underused
alternative to transrectal biopsy guided by transrectal ultrasonography (TRUS). Factors …

The critical role of the pathologist in determining eligibility for active surveillance as a management option in patients with prostate cancer: consensus statement with …

MB Amin, DW Lin, JL Gore… - … of Pathology and …, 2014 - meridian.allenpress.com
Context.—Prostate cancer remains a significant public health problem. Recent publications
of randomized trials and the US Preventive Services Task Force recommendations have …