08 August 2021>: Clinical Research
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)-Targeted Biopsy in Patients with Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Levels <20 ng/mL: A Single-Center Study in Northeastern China
Zhihong Dai ABCDEF* , Yangyang Liu ABCDE* , Zhao Huangfu DF , Liang Wang CDEG* , Zhiyu Liu CDEG*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.930234
Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e930234
Table 1 Basic characteristics of the study population.
Biopsy | |
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Patients (n) | 218 |
Age at biopsy, years (median, IQR) | 63 (9) |
PSA, ng/mL(median, IQR) | 8.70 (8) |
Prostate volume, mL (median, IQR) | 50.02 (25) |
Abnormal DRE, n (%) | 35 (16.06%) |
Maximum PI-RADS v2 score, n | |
3 | 112 |
4 | 78 |
5 | 28 |
PSAD – prostate specific antigen density; DRE – digital rectum examination; PSA – prostate-specific antigen; SD – standard deviation; PI-RADS v2 – Prostate Imaging Recording and Data System version 2.0; IQR – interquartile range. |