A comparison of virtual touch tissue quantification and digital rectal examination for discrimination between prostate cancer and benign prostatic hyperplasia
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A comparison of virtual touch tissue quantification and digital rectal examination for discrimination between prostate cancer and benign prostatic hyperplasia
BACKGROUND Virtual touch tissue quantification (VTTQ) is a new, promising technique for detecting the stiffness of tissues. The aim of this study is to compare the performance of VTTQ and digital rectal examination (DRE) in discrimination between prostate cancer and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). PATIENTS AND METHODS VTTQ was performed in 209 prostate nodular lesions of 107 patients with...
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عنوان ژورنال: Radiology and Oncology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1581-3207,1318-2099
DOI: 10.2478/v10019-011-0026-3