Feasibility of transperineal prostate biopsy under interventional Magnetic Resonance guidance - 05/09/11
Doi : 10.1016/S0090-4295(00)00698-1
R.A Cormack a, ⁎, A.V D’Amico a, Nobuhiko Hata b, S Silverman b, M Weinstein c, C.M Tempany b
a Department of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
b Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
c Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
*Reprint requests: Robert Cormack, Ph.D., Department of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115
Abstract |
A patient, who was not suited for ultrasound-guided biopsy, was biopsied in an interventional magnetic resonance unit at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Real-time magnetic resonance imaging provided verification of placement before tissue samples were taken. This technique successfully sampled tissue from the prostate and led to a diagnosis of cancer.
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Vol 56 - N° 4
P. 663-664 - octobre 2000 Retour au numéro
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