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Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Vol. 5, No. 1, 1-5 (1989)
DOI: 10.1177/875647938900500102

Transrectal Ultrasound of the Prostate

Technique and Sonographic Findings

Randy Dakin, BS, RDMS

Karen Bedigian, RT, RDMS

Section of Diagnostic Ultrasound, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, California

Gerald L. Grube, MD

Section of Diagnostic Ultrasound, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA 92354

Knowledge of the sonographic appearance of normal prostate anatomy is essential to the recognition and diagnosis of prostate disease. Prostate transrectal scan technique, normal prostatic anatomy, and sonographic findings of the normal and diseased prostate gland are discussed.

Key Words: transrectal ultrasound • peripheral zone • transition zone • central zone • verumontanum • ejaculatory ducts • seminal vesicles • prostatic carcinoma


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