Evaluating the Learning Curve for In-office Freehand Cognitive Fusion Transperineal Prostate Biopsy.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To define the learning curve of the in-office, freehand MRI-ultrasound cognitive fusion transperineal prostate biopsy (CTPB) by assessing cancer detection, biopsy core quantity and quality, procedure times, and complications over the initial experience.

Methods

We reviewed 110 consecutive CTPB performed March 2021-September 2022 by a urologist inexperienced with the PrecisionPoint platform. The study period was divided into quarters to assess for temporal variation in outcomes. Univariable and multivariable analysis modeled the learning curve.

Results

Across quarters, there were no differences in the detection of clinically significant prostate cancer (Q1:50%, Q2:52%, Q3:50%, Q4:48%, P > .9) or Gleason grade group upgrading by targeted vs systematic biopsy (

SUBMITTER: Gereta S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11363349 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature