Assessment of the Minimal Targeted Biopsy Core Number per MRI Lesion for Improving Prostate Cancer Grading Prediction.
Guillaume PloussardJean-Baptiste BeauvalRaphaële Renard-PennaMarine LesourdCécile ManceauChristophe AlmerasJean-Romain GautierGuillaume LoisonDaniel PortalezAmbroise SalinMichel SouliéChristophe TollonBernard MalavaudMathieu RoumiguiéPublished in: Journal of clinical medicine (2020)
Grade group prediction by TB is significantly improved by higher PIRADS score, larger lesion size, and increased TB per lesion. At least four TB cores should be taken in PIRADS 3 score lesions, whereas three cores seem enough in PIRADS 4-5 cases to improve GG prediction and limit upgrading risk.