Diagnostic Performance of a Magnetic Resonance Imaging-directed Targeted plus Regional Biopsy Approach in Prostate Cancer Diagnosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Systematic biopsies are additionally recommended to maximize the diagnostic performance of the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) diagnostic pathway for men with suspected prostate cancer (PCa) and positive scans. To reduce unnecessary systematic biopsies (SBx), MRI-directed approaches comprising targeted plus regional biopsy (TBx + RBx) are being investigated.

Objective

To systematically evaluate the diagnostic performance of MRI-directed TBx + RBx approaches in comparison to MRI-directed TBx alone and TBx + SBx approaches.

Evidence acquisition

The MEDLINE and Embase databases were searched according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses process. Identified reports were critically appraised according to the Quality Assessment

SUBMITTER: Hagens MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9079161 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature