Local anesthetic transperineal (LATP) biopsy for prostate cancer detection is gaining in popularity due to concerns about infectious complications with transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) biopsy. LATP ...

Rates of severe infection after transrectal ultrasound-guided (TRUS) prostate biopsy that require hospitalization are on the rise, a population-based Swedish study shows. "Over 100,000 biopsies are ...

University Hospital in Newark — which is also the principal teaching hospital for Rutgers New Jersey Medical School — added the transperineal prostate biopsy procedure to its cancer-detection arsenal.

Povidone-iodine cleansing plus formalin disinfection of the needle is a "simple, low-cost, and effective" nonantibiotic strategy to decrease infectious complications following transrectal ultrasound ...

Transrectal ultrasound guided (TRUS) biopsy has been the gold standard for prostate cancer diagnosis, but carries a significant risk of urinary tract infection, sometimes requiring hospital admission ...

SAN DIEGO—Urologists may need to re-examine the use of oral fluoroquinolones (FQ) as prophylaxis after transrectal ultrasound-guided (TRUS) biopsy of the prostate, according to study findings ...

New evidence compares micro-ultrasound and MRI fusion biopsy for detecting clinically significant prostate cancer. Find out ...

Market OverviewThe global transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) market is experiencing consistent expansion and is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of around 6% during the forecast period.