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Transperineal vs Transrectal biopsy
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That’s because it can get to areas of the prostate that cannot be reached by the transrectal biopsy.
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That article posted by @rbtsch1951 suggests that the larger the prostate volume and the higher the grade (T3/4) the better transrectal performed.
The smaller the prostate and lower grade cancers were detected better by transperineal approach due to where the needles enter the gland.
You would have to sort thru all the data/tables, but my read is that TP finds everything - large or small - while TR finds the larger more advanced tumors (in size).
They go on to day that both approaches performed equally…not so sure about that.
Phil