Prostate Cancer Ultrasound: Is Still a Valid Tool?

Abstract Purpose of Review The main purpose this paper review is to highlight the latest ultrasound (US) imaging technologies prostate gland, an organ increasingly at center attention in field oncological diseases male sex, which needs a 360° evaluation order obtain tailored therapeutic planning. Specialist urological designated for purpose, together with integrated currently tends focus more and on use US its state-of-the-art iconographic diagnosis, biopsy and, sometimes, treatment prostatic cancer. Recent Findings In particular, tools reference made, represent valid aid basic already widely known diffused, like grayscale or Doppler US, "multiparametric" concept multiparametricity explained by integration obtained both gland before after administration contrast medium, elaboration parametric maps quantitative measurement enhancement, elastography that provides information about tissue consistency, finding strongly relates degree cellularity tumor grading. Summary Prostate cancer screening consists dosing serum levels prostate-specific antigen (PSA) performing digit-rectal examination (DRE), less associated transrectal (TRUS). However, although these are most common techniques clinical practice, they have numerous limitations make diagnosis often challenging. mp-US enrich clinical-laboratory data above all, standard further details strengthen suspicion malignancy tumor, be addressed diagnostic deepening biopsy. This article summary current evidence clinically significant cancer, comparing mp-MRI, tool staging.