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Diagnostic Ultrasound Imaging of the Prostate

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This chapter includes the history of ultrasound, instrumentation, technical advances, common artifacts, and accepted ultrasound scanning principles for prostate imaging. The basic properties of ultrasound physics are introduced. Anatomy and normal appearances are displayed. Comparison with other technologies, such as MRI, elastography, photoacoustic imaging, and contrast-enhanced ultrasound, is mentioned, although these topics are covered in depth in later chapters.

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  1. Bard Cancer Center, Biofoundation for Angiogenesis Research and Development, 121 E. 60th St, New York, NY, 10022, USA

    Robert L. Bard MD

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    Jurgen J. Fütterer

  3. Sperling Prostate Center, Carlstadt, New Jersey, USA

    Dan Sperling

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Bard, R.L. (2014). Diagnostic Ultrasound Imaging of the Prostate. In: Bard, R., Fütterer, J., Sperling, D. (eds) Image Guided Prostate Cancer Treatments. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-40429-0_2

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