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Transrectal Ultrasound Guided Biopsy of the Prostate (2019)

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7. Glossary and abbreviations

Glossary

TermDefinition
SagittalLongitudinal (vertical) plane that divides the body or its parts into right and left portions.
TransverseA horizontal plane running from left to right separating the body or its parts into inferior or superior parts.
TransperinealThrough, across or beyond the perineum
Fusion biopsyBiopsy with the use of a detailed 3D ultrasound/MRI view. MRI images, made beforehand, are fused to the ultrasound image during the biopsy, guiding the biopsy taker to the suspicious areas.

Abbreviations

AbbreviationDefinition
BPEbenign prostate enlargement
DREdigital rectal examination
EAUEuropean Association of Urology
EAUNEuropean Association of Urology Nurses
GGGleason grade
GSGleason score
ISUPInternational Society of Urological Pathology
mpMRImulti-parametric magnetic resonance imaging
MRImagnetic resonance imaging
MRSAmethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
PICO questionquestion that describes the four elements of a good clinical question, namely patient/problem, intervention, comparison, outcome
PILpatient information leaflet
PPNBperiprostatic nerve block
PRECISIONProspective Randomized Evaluation of Celecoxib Integrated Safety vs. Ibuprofen or Naproxen
PSAprostate-specific antigen
RCTrandomised controlled trial
TIATransient ischemic attack
TRUStransrectal ultrasound
US/MRultrasound/magnetic resonance