MRI-Targeted Biopsies versus Systematic Transrectal Ultrasound Guided Biopsies for the Diagnosis of Localized Prostate Cancer in Biopsy Naïve Men

Table 2

Characteristics of the two protocols ().

		STD protocol	TAR protocol
Median number of cores taken per prostate		14.6	2.4
No cancer		60	53
Gleason score; (nb of men)	3 + 3	42	38
	3 + 4	7	15
	4 + 3	1	4
Clinically insignificant disease; (nb)		18	6
Clinically significant disease; (nb)		32	51

STD: standard protocol; TAR: targeted protocol; nb: number.