Prostatic neoplasms, prostate biopsy, computer aided ultrasonography, Histoscanning. Prostaatkanker, prostaatbiopsie, computer ondersteunde echografie.
Conditions
Interventions
There will be no intervention. Patients undergo systematic and guided biopsies (invasive measurement).
Sponsors
Erasmus Medical Center, Department of Urology
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Male patient aged ≥ 40 years; 2. Patient with a clinical suspicion of prostate cancer and scheduled for first bioptic procedure or patient who already received one systematic biopsy procedure with negative results currently under follow-up procedure due to a persistent indication; 3. Provides written informed consent and is willing and able to comply with protocol requirements.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. A history of previous prostate surgery; 2. Clinically apparent prostatitis within one month of biopsy; 3. Active urinary tract infection; 4. Has received a bioptic procedure within 30 days before admission into this study; 5. Incapable of understanding the language in which the information for the patient is given.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Binary variable in terms of benign or malignant. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Gleason score; 2. Proportion of positive biopsy cores. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactS. Heuvel, van den
ErasmusMC Room H-187 's Gravendijkwal 230
Outcome results
None listed