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One-stop biparametric MRI and MRI/ultrasound fusion-guided biopsy: can we include the histopathology result and our treatment recommendations in our diagnostic pathway?

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  1. Department of Urology and Andrology, General Hospital Hall in Tirol, Milser Str. 10, 6060, Hall in Tirol, Austria

    Theodoros Tokas & Udo Nagele

  2. Department of Radiology, General Hospital Hall in Tirol, Hall in Tirol, Austria

    Daniel Junker

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Tokas, T., Junker, D. & Nagele, U. One-stop biparametric MRI and MRI/ultrasound fusion-guided biopsy: can we include the histopathology result and our treatment recommendations in our diagnostic pathway?. World J Urol 38, 2067–2068 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00345-019-02940-2

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