Transrectal Biopsy

Ultrasound-guided biopsy is widely recognized as the standard of care of prostrate sampling. Most procedures use a transrectal approach, through some urologists prefer the transperineal route. Typically performed under local anaesthetic, the biopsy involves attaching a needle to a biopsy gun mounted on an ultrasound probe. The probe is inserted through the rectal wall into the prostate, allowing tissue cores to be collected under ultrasound guidance.

In systematic biopsy, around 12 cores are taken randomly but systematically from different zones of the prostate, without a patient-specific plan or targeting abnormalities.
 

Limitations of Systematic Biopsy
• Risk of false-negative results due to under-sampling
• Incorrect risk stratification from incomplete sampling
• Detection of clinically insignificant disease from over-sampling
• Need for repeat biopsies to reduce sampling error

Fusion Transrectal Biopsy with BiopSee^®
BiopSee^® transforms the transrectal biopsy from a “blind” procedure into a targeted one. Suspicious lesions identified by the radiologist in the MRI can be overlaid onto live ultrasound images, guiding the biopsy needle to the areas of concern. The fusion supports more reliable diagnosis