ReviewWorld journal of urology2023
The diagnostic accuracy of micro-ultrasound for prostate cancer diagnosis: a review.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.
- Comparative diagnostic accuracy of multiparametric-MRI and Micro-ultrasound for clinically significant prostate cancer-a bivariate meta-analysis of prospective studies.Prostate cancer and prostatic diseases · 2026Pooled it
- MUSegNet: Automated detection of clinically significant prostate cancer on micro-ultrasound.Prostate cancer and prostatic diseases · 2026Article
- Next-generation imaging in prostate cancer.Frontiers in urology · 2026Review
- Decade-long landscape of transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) in prostate cancer research: trends, collaborations, and emerging frontiers.Journal of ultrasound · 2025Article
- Microultrasound imaging for accuracy of diagnosis in prostate cancer: a single‑center observational study.Wideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques · 2025Article
- Personalized High-Resolution Genetic Diagnostics of Prostate Adenocarcinoma Guided by Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Results of a Pilot Study.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Current practice and perceptions of multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging and multiparametric ultrasound and prostatic biopsies for prostate cancer diagnosis in China: a nationwide survey.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2025Article
- ProCUSNet: Prostate Cancer Detection on B-mode Transrectal Ultrasound Using Artificial Intelligence for Targeting During Prostate Biopsies.European urology oncology · 2025Article
- Navigating Focal Therapy for Prostate Cancer: Contemporary Perspectives and Future Trajectories in the Canadian Context.Journal of endourology · 2025Review
- A Propensity Score-matched Comparison of Micro-ultrasound-guided Transrectal and Magnetic Resonance Imaging/Transrectal Ultrasound Fusion-guided Transperineal Prostate Biopsies for Detection of Clinically Significant Prostate Cancer.European urology open science · 2024Article
- The diagnostic value of two-dimensional ultrasound score, contrast-enhanced ultrasound score and ultrasound elastography score in prostate cancer.Translational andrology and urology · 2024Article
- Evaluating the Effectiveness and Safety of Robotic-Assisted MRI/TRUS Fusion Transperineal Prostate Biopsy Systems: A Narrative Review Based on Current Literature.The Eurasian journal of medicine · 2023Article
- Next steps for transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy - where microvascular flow imaging plays a role.Radiologia brasileiraArticle
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Abstract
purposeMicro-UltraSound (microUS) is a new imaging modality capable of identifying and targeting suspicious areas, which might further increase the diagnostic yield of prostate biopsy (PBx). Aim of this review is to provide insights into the usefulness of microUS for the sub-stratification of prostate cancer (PCa), clinically significant PCa (i.e., any Gleason score ≥ 7 PCa; csPCa) along with non-organ-confined disease in patients undergoing PBx.
methodsA PubMed literature search was performed using keywords: prostate cancer diagnosis, prostate cancer diagnosis surveillance, systematic biopsy, target biopsy, micro-ultrasound, and prostate risk identification using micro-ultrasound.
resultsMicroUS could significantly improve multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) findings by adding valuable anatomical and pathological information provided by real-time examination. Furthermore, microUS target biopsy could replace systematic biopsy in clinical practice by reducing the detection of clinically insignificant (ciPCa) and increasing that of csPCa. Finally, microUS may be useful in predicting the presence of non-organ confined PCa before radical prostatectomy and it could also be an effective add-on tool for patient monitoring within the active surveillance program.
conclusionMicroUS may represent an attractive step forward for the management of csPCa as a complementary or alternative tool to mpMRI. Nevertheless, further longitudinal studies are warranted, and the strength of the evidence is still suboptimal to provide clear recommendations for daily clinical practice.
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