Abstract #0528

Transrectal MRI-Guided Biopsy of the Prostate - Results in a Cohort with 100 Patients with Negative Ultrasound Guided Biopsy and Persisting or Increasing PSA Levels

Matthias C. Roethke¹, David Schilling², Aristotelis G. Anastasiadis³, Matthias P. Lichy, Arnulf Stenzl², Claus D. Claussen, Heinz-Peter Schlemmer¹

¹Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital, Tuebingen, Germany; ²Urology, University Hospital; ³Urology, Grossburgwedel Hospital, Germany

Transrectal MRI-guided biopsy of the prostate in a cohort with 100 patients with prior negative ultrasound guided biopsy and persisting or increasing PSA levels. Results show detection rate of MRI-guided biopsy(49%)is considerably higher compared to standard repetition procedure with transrectal ultrasound guided biopsy (up to 26% even after saturation biopsy).