New prostate biopsy system with image fusion (fusion biopsy) at the Urology Department of GN Asklepiio Voula
New prostate biopsy system with image fusion(fusionbiopsee) at the Urology Department of GN Asklepiio Voula
The diagnosis of prostate cancer at an early stage implies better outcomes than advanced ones and an excellent prognosis in relation to survival.
The
Diagnosis of the disease so far was made with correction biopsy of the prostate
ultrasound guided.
Recently
our Hospital acquired a new system based on image fusion
MRI and ultrasound source that
allows
the targeted biopsy of suspicious foci in the gland.
It excelsin the early diagnosis of prostate cancer compared to
previous It reduces the number of false negative results and
of repeated biopsy sessions, and increases its effectiveness
method.
This system FusionBiopseeis the first that
is installed and operates in a Public Health Facility in the Attica basin.