Research Article

Diagnostic Accuracy of Robot-Guided, Software Based Transperineal MRI/TRUS Fusion Biopsy of the Prostate in a High Risk Population of Previously Biopsy Negative Men

Table 4

Detection rate of prostate cancer in peripheral versus central target biopsy.



Any cancerSignificant cancer
Peripheral% ()Central% () valuePeripheral% ()Central% () value

Overall39.0 (29/75)22.0 (13/60)0.022332.0 (24/75)15.0 (9/60)0.0342
PiRADS score
 575.0 (6/8)100.0 (4/4)0.3275.0 (6/8)75.0 (3/4)0.99
 456.0 (14/25)25.0 (4/16)0.05244.0 (11/25)19.0 (3/16)0.10
 327.0 (6/22)12.0 (4/34)0.1423.0 (5/22)6.0 (2/34)0.065
 29.0 (1/1)0.0 (0/5)9.0 (1/1)0.0 (0/5)
Unclassified22.0 (2/9)100.0 (1/1)11.0 (1/9)100.0 (1/1)

PiRADS: Prostate imaging Reporting and Detection System.
: prostate cancer with any Gleason grade; : prostate cancer with Gleason grade ≥ 4.