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Prostatic high-resolution micro-ultrasound: an attractive step-forward in the management of prostate cancer patients

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  1. Department of Woman, Child and General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania ‘Luigi Vanvitelli’, Naples, Italy

    Ferdinando Fusco, Davide Arcaniolo & Celeste Manfredi

  2. Department of Urology, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK

    Mark Emberton

  3. Department of Urology, Sant’Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

    Cosimo De Nunzio

  4. Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy

    Massimiliano Creta

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Fusco, F., Emberton, M., Arcaniolo, D. et al. Prostatic high-resolution micro-ultrasound: an attractive step-forward in the management of prostate cancer patients. Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis 26, 521–522 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41391-022-00611-9

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