Prospective performance of the Prostate Health Index in prostate cancer detection in the first prostate biopsy of men with a total prostatic specific antigen of 4–10 ng/mL and negative digital rectal examination
Background: The disadvantage of using total serum prostatic specific antigen (PSA) test for detection of prostate cancer is that it has a low specificity. The low specificity of total PSA (tPSA) test leads to unnecessary prostate biopsies. In this prospective study, we assessed the serum tPSA, free...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-12-01
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| Series: | Prostate International |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2287888217301241 |