Research Article

Assessment of the Performance of Magnetic Resonance Imaging/Ultrasound Fusion Guided Prostate Biopsy against a Combined Targeted Plus Systematic Biopsy Approach Using 24-Core Transperineal Template Saturation Mapping Prostate Biopsy

Table 5

Gleason score breakdown for MRI/US-TBx and TTMB ().

Gleason scoreMRI/US-TBxTTMBCBS value (MRI/US-TBx versus CBS)

No cancer40 (50%)32 (40%)25 (31%)
3 + 38 (10%)20 (25%)16 (20%)
3 + 418 (22.5%)24 (30%)25 (31%)
4 + 37 (9%)3 (4%)7 (9%)
4 + 44 (5%)1 (1%)4 (5%)
4 + 52 (2.5%)02 (2.5%)
5 + 41 (1%)01 (1.5%)
Total808080

Low risk8 (10%)20 (25%)16 (20%)0.04
Int. risk25 (31%)27 (34%)32 (40%)0.02
High risk7 (9%)1 (1%)7 (9%)Not sig

CBS = combined biopsy strategy, MRI/US-TBx = MRI/transrectal ultrasound fusion targeted biopsy, and TTMB = transperineal template guided mapping biopsy.
Low risk = GS 6, intermediate risk = GS 7, and high risk = GS 8 or greater.