Raising cut-off value of prostate specific antigen (PSA) for biopsy in symptomatic men in India to reduce unnecessary biopsy

Background & objectives: The characteristics of prostate specific antigen (PSA) for trans-rectal ultrasonography guided prostate biopsy in men with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) are not well defined. This study was carried out to analyse the threshold of PSA for biopsy in symptomatic men i...

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Autors principals: Shalini Agnihotri, R D Mittal, R Kapoor, Anil Mandhani
Format: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicat: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Col·lecció:Indian Journal of Medical Research
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Biopsy - digital rectal examination - positive predictive value - prostate specific antigen - ROC - sensitivity - specificity
Accés en línia:http://www.ijmr.org.in/article.asp?issn=0971-5916;year=2014;volume=139;issue=6;spage=851;epage=856;aulast=Agnihotri
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