Table 3 Characteristics of the patients and the biopsy procedure for patients with and without localized rectoprostatic hematoma.
From: Imaging of clinically silent rectoprostatic hematoma in MRI guided in-bore prostate biopsy
Rectoprostatic hematoma | n | Lateral needle path included n (%) | Lateral targets per patient mean | Cancer yes/no | Position prone/supine | Number of cores median | Age median | Prostate volume median | PSA density ng/ccm median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | 24 | 14 (58) | 1.79 | 16/8 | 7/17 | 4 | 65.5 | 43 | 0.11 |
No | 259 | 162 (63) | 1.75 | 157/102 | 52/207 | 4 | 66 | 43 | 0.16 |
