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• Ultrasound Guided Prostate Biopsy (Lower Mainland) [English] Public

  

  This pamphlet provides a brief description of the medical imaging procedure ultrasound guided prostate biopsy including information on who will be performing procedure?, prior to procedure instructions, what happens during procedure?, will it hurt?, how long it will take?, risks or complications, what happens afterwards?, follow-up instructions and information on who to contact if experiencing problems. A biopsy is a way of taking a small piece of tissue from your prostate. A prostate biopsy is done to check for any abnormalities found during a rectal exam or when you have an increased PSA result.We use ultrasound to locate the spot to biopsy. Depending on the area to be examined, up to 12 tissue samples can be taken. The samples are examined under a microscope for a diagnosis. (English) Colour

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  Printing Cost:

  $0.06 (B&W) $0.36 (Colour)

  Packaging Unit Quantity:

  50

  Printshop Number:

  264605

  Diagnosis and Therapy:

  • Diagnostic Tests and Medical Equipment

  Disorders and Conditions:

  • Mens Health

  Keywords:

  • Ultrasound,
  • Biopsy,
  • Prostate,
  • LML

  Demographic:

  • Men

  Site:

  • Lower Mainland

  Program:

  • Lower Mainland Medical Imaging

  Professional or Practice Group:

  • Radiology

  Cross Reference on Location:

  Interventional Radiology

  Format:

  Pamphlet

  Paper Size:

  8.5 x 11 Letter

  Paper Colour:

  White

  Title Page Paper Colour:

  White

  Folding:

  Letter fold

  Plain Language:

  True

  Record Type:

  FHA

  Revision Date:

  October 13, 2015

  Next Revision Date:

  October 12, 2018

  Record Created:

  October 09, 2014

  Record Modified:

  January 08, 2021

  Packaging Unit Quantity:

  50

  Impressions:

  2
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