Image-Guided Targeted Prostate Biopsies

Tech Vasc Interv Radiol. 2021 Dec;24(4):100777. doi: 10.1016/j.tvir.2021.100777. Epub 2021 Sep 28.

Abstract

Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in the United States. Screening for prostate cancer has increased through the usage of prostate specific antigen and biopsies. Traditionally, prostate biopsies are done using transrectal ultrasound with 10-12 cores obtained in a sextant pattern. Advances in prostate imaging with multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging has led to image guided targeted prostate biopsies. This can be done with cognitive fusion, MRI-fusion, and in-bore MRI. This article will review the indications, techniques, and outcomes for targeted image guided prostate biopsies using in-bore MRI and MRI fusion.

Keywords: Magnetic resonance imaging; Prostate cancer; fusion biospy; prostate biopsy.

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Image-Guided Biopsy
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Prostate* / diagnostic imaging
  • Prostatic Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging
  • Ultrasonography