BACKGROUND Identifying the location and the volume of the prostate is important for ultrasound-guided prostate brachytherapy. Prostate volume is also important for prostate cancer diagnosis. Manual outlining of the prostate border is able to determine the prostate volume accurately, however, it is time consuming and tedious. Therefore, a number of investigations have been devoted to designing a...

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We describe a case of a female with simple virilizing congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) reared as a male diagnosed at the late age of 64. Computed Tomography (CT) demonstrated a large adrenal mass, bilateral diffuse adrenal enlargement, female pelvic organs as well as a clearly visualized prostate gland. This is to the best of our knowledge the first case of such a sizable prostate gland in ...

The paper discusses the rules of the proper performing of the ultrasound examination of the prostate gland. It has been divided into two parts: the general part and the detailed part. The first part presents the necessary requirements related to the ultrasound equipment needed for performing transabdominal and transrectal examinations of the prostate gland. The second part presents the applicat...

The objective of the present research was to assess the usability of three diagnostic imaging modalities for canine prostate gland evaluation. The studies included 33 male dogs of various breeds. A radiographic diagnostic procedure was employed as well as dual modality ultrasound imaging, i.e. transabdominal (TAUS) and transrectal (TRUS). Radiograms were studied to evaluate the prostate gland s...

PURPOSE: The quality of a prostate brachytherapy implant depends on the accurate placement of sources. This study quantifies the misplacement of iodine-125 sources from the intended location using intra-operative ultrasound images. METHOD AND MATERIALS Iodine-125 sources were manually identified in the post-implant ultrasound images and compared to the pre-operative plan. Due to the subjective ...

Background: Estimating prostate volume using less invasive transabdominal ultrasonography (TAUS) instead of transrectal ultrasonography (TRUS) is of interest in terms of identifying their agreement level. Previous reports on this subject, applied general correlation coefficient as the level of agreement. This study uses Bland-Altman method to quantify TAUS and TRUS agreement on estimating prost...

We report a previously unrecognized prostate-specific protein, PrLZ (prostate leucine zipper), a new member of the Tumor Protein D52 (TPD52) family. The gene for PrLZ was localized at chromosome 8q21.1, a locus most frequently amplified in human prostate cancer. Multiple tissue analyses demonstrated PrLZ predominantly in the prostate gland. Although its expression was enhanced by androgens in a...

The prostate is a gland located in the pelvic area directly beneath the bladder. It surrounds the urethra (the tube that conducts urine from the bladder to the penis). The prostate is both a gland and a muscle. As a gland it produces a milky, alkaline fluid that is mixed with sperm (produced in the testicles) to produce the fluid (semen) ejaculated during sexual intercourse and masturbation. Th...

The value of FDG-positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) for detecting prostate cancer is unknown. We aimed to investigate the clinical value of incidental prostate FDG uptake on PET/CT scans. We reviewed 6128 male patients who underwent FDG-PET/CT scans and selected cases that reported hypermetabolic lesion in the prostate. The patients who have prior history of prostate carc...