Dose Uncertainty Analysis for Needle-Tip Identification Error in Transrectal Ultrasound-Based High Dose–Rate Prostate Brachytherapy

Transrectal Ultrasound-guided Prostate Brachytherapy

Technical Advices for Prostate Needle Biopsy Under Transrectal Ultrasound Guidance

In the early 1990's when systematic biopsy of prostate using transrectal ultrasonography (TRUS) had just begun, there was enthusiasm for identifying abnormalities and obtaining appropriate samples. Since the occurrences of early small prostate cancer are increasing and identifying tumors using TRUS are somewhat subjective, the efficiency of the method in detecting and staging prostate cancer ha...

Robotically assisted prostate brachytherapy with transrectal ultrasound guidance--Phantom experiments.

PURPOSE To report the preliminary experimental results obtained with a robot-assisted transrectal ultrasound (TRUS)-guided prostate brachytherapy system. METHODS AND MATERIALS The system consists of a TRUS unit, a spatially coregistered needle insertion robot, and an FDA-approved treatment planning and image-registered implant system. The robot receives each entry/target coordinate pair of th...

American Brachytherapy Society consensus guidelines for transrectal ultrasound-guided permanent prostate brachytherapy.

PURPOSE To provide updated American Brachytherapy Society (ABS) guidelines for transrectal ultrasound-guided transperineal interstitial permanent prostate brachytherapy (PPB). METHODS AND MATERIALS The ABS formed a committee of brachytherapists and researchers experienced in the clinical practice of PPB to formulate updated guidelines for this technique. Sources of input for these guidelines ...

High-dose-rate Brachytherapy for Prostate