As part of the trial, 677 men underwent biopsy at 19 hospitals across Canada, the US and Europe. Half had an MRI-guided biopsy, a third received microUS-guided biopsy followed by MRI and the ...

Does combined anesthesia aimed at addressing the two sources of pain associated with transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy provide a more effective form of pain relief than either modality ...

This is a TRUS guided biopsy. It can help to diagnose ... These are systematic biopsies. If your MRI did not show any specific area that looks suspicious, then you only have systematic biopsies taken.

They use the ultrasound to guide a biopsy needle through the perineum and into the prostate. Doctors may also use the results of your MRI ... after a general anaesthetic until you have fully recovered ...