Research Article

Is Visual Registration Equivalent to Semiautomated Registration in Prostate Biopsy?

Table 1

Characteristics of patient cohort.

OP1OP2

Patient, 45342312
Age at biopsy, mean ± SD62.3 ± 8.163.1 ± 7.762.3 ± 8.364.6 ± 7.2
PSA ng/mL, mean ± SD7.8 ± 8.47.7 ± 9.28.3 ± 5.38.4 ± 4.9

Lesion, 56393316
PZ, (%)38 (68)25 (64)22 (67)9 (56)
CG, (%)18 (32)14 (36)11 (33)7 (44)
Apex, (%)31 (55)19 (49)19 (58)7 (44)
Mid, (%)15 (27)12 (31)8 (24)5 (31)
Base, (%)10 (18)8 (20)6 (18)4 (25)
Benign, (%)41 (73)30 (77)24 (73)13 (81)
Tumor, (%)15 (27)9 (23)9 (27)3 (19)

OP1 and OP2 indicate the more experienced and less experienced operators, respectively. and SD denote a number and standard deviation, respectively. denotes that both or either of OP1 and OP2 performed visual registration. indicates that both OP1 and OP2 performed visual registration.