Table 8 Comparison of cancer detection rates in previous reports of studies in large numbers of patients
Reference | No of pts | No of cores | TZ biopsy | PSA range | Cancer detection rate (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All cases | Gray zone | |||||
Ung [14] | 750 | 12 (6–18) | NA | 0.3–67.0 Median 4.4 | 33.7 | NA |
Remzi [2] | 502 Vienna nomogram | 6–18 (mean 10) | NA | 2–10 | 36.7 | |
Kawakami [13] | 663 | 26 (TP16 + TR12) | + | <20 | 36 | 36 (4–939) |
Takenaka [15] | 247 repeat 58 | 12 (TP) | + | 4–100 | 39.7 | 34.4 (4–10) |
Present study | 936 NURTG nomogram | 6–12 | NA | 0.3–16.920 Median 7.1 | 48.0 | 37.6 |