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Transrectal Ultrasound

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Practical Urological Ultrasound

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Transrectal ultrasound was first described in the 1960s, and gained widespread use in the 1970s. Transrectal ultrasound prostate biopsies were first described in 1989. Today, most urologists are familiar and comfortable with transrectal ultrasonography. It is commonly used to define prostate anatomy and aid in the diagnosis and treatment of both benign and malignant conditions of the prostate, as well as infertility.

This chapter describes the indications for transrectal ultrasonography; the technique of performing a transrectal prostate ultrasound (including identifying important anatomic structures, prostate measurements, documentation, preprocedure considerations, positioning, and ultrasound probe selection); and emerging technologies in ultrasonography, including multiparametric ultrasound (color Doppler ultrasound, dynamic contrast-enhanced ultrasound, power Doppler ultrasound, computerized transrectal ultrasound, and elastography).

As newer technologies come about, transrectal ultrasound of the prostate will play an important role in more accurately diagnosing prostate cancer potentially leading to fewer prostate biopsies, and perhaps replacing the standard transrectal ultrasound prostate biopsy technique.

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  1. Department of Urology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, 1015 Walnut Street, Suite 1102, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, USA

    Edouard J. Trabulsi M.D., Whitney R. Smith M.D. & Akhil K. Das M.D.

  2. Department of Urology, Tufts Medical Center, 800 Washington St. Box #389, Boston, MA, 02111, USA

    Xialong S. Liu M.D.

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Trabulsi, E.J., Liu, X.S., Smith, W.R., Das, A.K. (2017). Transrectal Ultrasound. In: Fulgham, P., Gilbert, B. (eds) Practical Urological Ultrasound. Current Clinical Urology. Humana Press, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43868-9_10

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