Operator as predictor of detecting CaP in TRUS-Bx

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Outcomes of surgical procedures such as radical prostatectomy are

correlated to surgeon and hospital volumes. This has not previously

been assessed for transrectal ultrasound of the prostate with biopsy

TRUS-Bx. In the December 2009 issue of the Journal of Urology,

investigators including Dr. Neil Fleshner at the University of Toronto

report that while prostate cancer (CaP) detection differences do exist,

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