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Table 2 Positive biopsy rate and positive core rate in patients with systematic plus targeted biopsy

From: Surface-projection-based transperineal cognitive fusion targeted biopsy of the prostate: an original technique with a good cancer detection rate

PI-RADS score

No.

PCa

PCa. only by SB

PCa. only by TB

Positive rate of Systemic Core

Positive rate of Targeted Core

p

3

27

8 (29.6%)

2 (1 insig.)

1

17/339 (5.0%)

7/70 (10.0%)

0.16

4

21

17 (81.0%)

1 (1 insig.)

2

63/261 (24.1%)

24/49 (49.0)

<0.001

5

31

31 (100%)

0

1

227/380 (59.7%)

68/75 (90.7%)

<0.001

Total

79

56 (70.9%)

3 (2 insig.)

4 (0 insig.)

307/980 (31.3%)

99/194 (51.0%)

<0.001

  1. SB Systematic biopsy, TB Targeted biopsy, insig.: clinically insignificant PCa