Table 1 (
Continued
)
Author, yr of
publication
Population
investigated
Recruitment
criteria
No. of
patients
Mean
age (yr)
Mean PSA
(ng/ml)
MRI used; magnet
strength
Coil used
(no. channels)
Threshold for target
biopsy
Biopsy method;
approach
SB and
TB cores
Definition of clinically
significant PCa
Thompson
et al., 2014
[20]
Negative or no
prior biopsy
Elevated PSA and/or
abnormal DRE
150 62.0
5.6 Unknown; 1.5 and
3.0 Tesla
PPA (32)
PIRADS 3 or higher Cognitive TRUS and
MRI/TRUS fusion;
transperineal
Yes Multiple definitions; applied
definition:
-Gleason score 3 + 4 and
>
5% grade 4 component and
<
50% cores positive
-or Gleason score 3 + 3 and
<
5% grade 4 component and
<
30% cores positive
-or MCCL 8 mm
Pokorny
et al., 2014
[23]
No prior biopsy Elevated PSA and/or
abnormal DRE
142 63.0
5.3 Magnetom Skyra
(Siemens); 3 Tesla
PPA
PIRADS 3 or higher In-bore MRI; transrectal
Yes -Gleason score = 3 + 3 and
MCCL 6 mm
-or Gleason score = 3 + 4 and
MCCL 4 mm
-or Gleason score 4 + 3
Jambor et al.,
[10_TD$DIFF]
2015
[74]No prior biopsy Elevated PSA
53 66.0
7.4 Magnetom Verio
(Siemens); 3 Tesla
PPA
PIRADS 4 or higher Cognitive TRUS;
transrectal
Yes -Gleason score 3 + 4
-or Gleason score = 3 + 3 and
MCCL 3 mm
Boesen et al.,
[10_TD$DIFF]
2015
[75]
Negative prior
biopsy
Elevated PSA and/or
abnormal DRE
83 63.0
11.0 Achieva (Philips);
3 Tesla
PPA (6)
No threshold
defined
Cognitive TRUS;
transrectal
Yes Epstein criteria
Habchi et al., 2014
[14_TD$DIFF]
[76]
Mixed
population
Elevated PSA and/or
abnormal DRE
204 61.8
8.3 Discovery (GE); 3 Tesla PPA
PIRADS 2 or higher Cognitive TRUS;
transrectal
Yes Gleason score 3 + 4
Sonn et al., 2014
[11_TD$DIFF]
[77]
Negative prior
biopsy
Elevated PSA
105 65.0
7.5 Trio Tim (Siemens);
3 Tesla
PPA
PIRADS 2 or higher MRI/TRUS fusion;
transrectal
Yes -Gleason score 3 + 4
-or Gleason score = 3 + 3 and
MCCL 4 mm
Quentin et al., 2014
[13_TD$DIFF]
[47]
No prior biopsy Elevated PSA
128 66.1
6.7 Magnetom Trio
(Siemens); 3 Tesla
PPA (6)
No threshold
defined
In-bore MRI; transrectal
Yes -Gleason score 3 + 4
-or Gleason score = 3 + 3 and
TCCL
>
5 mm
Pepe et al., 2015
[15_TD$DIFF]
[78]
Negative prior
biopsy
Elevated PSA
100 64.0
8.6 Achieva (Philips);
3 Tesla
PPA (16)
PIRADS 4 or higher Cognitive TRUS;
transperineal
Yes -Gleason score 3 + 4
-or Gleason score = 3 + 3 and
TCCL
>
50%
DRE = digital rectal examination; ERC = Endorectal coil; MMCL = maximum cancer core length; MRI = magnetic resonance imaging; PCa = prostate cancer; PIRADS = prostate imaging reporting and data system; PPA = Pelvic
Phased Array; PSA = prostate-specific antigen; SB = systematic biopsy; TB = target biopsy; TCCL = total cancer core length; TRUS = transrectal ultrasound.
E U R O P E A N U R O L O G Y 7 1 ( 2 0 1 7 ) 5 1 7 – 5 3 1
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