Fusion Biopsy for Prostate Cancer Diagnosis

The latest technological diagnostic methods such as Prostate Fusion Biopsy make you laugh in the treatment of prostate cancer, which is increasing day by day. Prostate Fusion Biopsy from the prostate gland, which has previously been taken blindly, can be performed on targeted MRI from suspicious areas detected on MRI. Thus, treatment can be planned more accurately by making a more accurate diagnosis.

Currently, the standard diagnostic method for prostate cancer is limited. Compared to the autopsy series, the sensitivity of the prostate biopsy is around 50 percent. Due to this uncertainty, approximately one third of the patients had to go back to biopsy within 5 years, and 13 to 41 percent of them had a tumor. In order to overcome these problems, the biopsies in which more sampling is offered, the rate of clinically meaningless tumor arrest increases and therefore an increase in the risk of unnecessary treatment occurs.

Artemis Fusion Biopsy

One of the most important developments in recent years is Artemis Fusion Biopsy, which is one of the targeted biopsy methods used in Liv Hospital. The main concept underlying prostate fusion biopsy technology is; Using the software recording of the two images, the advantages of MRI are combined with the advantages of real-time ultrasound imaging.
 

How is it Applied?

MRI scans are performed first and prostate borders and tumor locations are determined. This information is then electronically sent to the biopsy department. Three-dimensional ultrasound is performed and the information is combined with MRI although the method is changed from device to device. The sequenced MRI and ultrasound data sets are then used for needle guide (routing) during biopsy sampling.
 

What are the Advantages?

Instead of biopsy performed previously blinded to the prostate gland, the lesion or lesions are seen and biopsy is performed. This increases the likelihood of detecting lesions that cannot be captured on the blind biopsy and prevents the delay of treatment.