Eggert T, Brock M, Noldus J, Ermert H
Urologische Klinik, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Marienhospital Herne, Widumer Strasse 8, 44627 Herne.
Urologe A. 2010 Mar;49(3):376-80. doi: 10.1007/s00120-010-2273-0.
Previous studies investigated the clinical impact of elastography for preoperative staging and as an additional imaging modality to improve prostate cancer detection during prostate biopsy. This rapidly improving technique has facilitated progress toward feasibility and reproducibility of transrectal elastography. Recent studies show significant improvements using the latest generation of elastographic devices. Further studies are needed to evaluate on the one hand elastography-guided prostate biopsy schemes and results of saturation biopsies and on the other hand to compare sensitivity and specificity of elastographic detection of prostate cancer with different imaging techniques, especially magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy.
先前的研究调查了弹性成像在术前分期中的临床影响，以及作为一种辅助成像方式在前列腺活检期间改善前列腺癌检测的作用。这种迅速发展的技术推动了经直肠弹性成像在可行性和可重复性方面的进展。最近的研究表明，使用最新一代弹性成像设备有显著改进。一方面，需要进一步研究评估弹性成像引导的前列腺活检方案和饱和活检的结果；另一方面，需要将弹性成像检测前列腺癌的敏感性和特异性与不同成像技术（尤其是磁共振成像和光谱学）进行比较。
