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Letter to the editor for the article “Micro-ultrasound-guided biopsies versus systematic biopsies in the detection of prostate cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis”

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  1. Lei Ma and Biao Liu have contributed equally to this work.

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  1. Department of Ultrasound, Suzhou Kowloon Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Suzhou, China

    Lei Ma & Biao Liu

  2. Department of Emergency, Suzhou Kowloon Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Suzhou, China

    Zhenggang Chen

  3. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Suzhou Kowloon Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Suzhou, China

    Yiming Mao

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Ma, L., Liu, B., Chen, Z. et al. Letter to the editor for the article “Micro-ultrasound-guided biopsies versus systematic biopsies in the detection of prostate cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis”. World J Urol 41, 3377–3378 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00345-023-04637-z

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