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Figure 74-1

The Use of the Annual Digital Rectal Examination (DRE) and Measurement of Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) as Guides for Deciding Which Men Should have Transrectal Ultrasound (Trus)-Guided Prostate Biopsy

The use of the annual digital rectal examination (DRE) and measurement of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) as guides for deciding which men should have transrectal ultrasound (TRUS)-guided prostate biopsy. There are at least three schools of thought about what to do if the DRE is negative and the PSA is equivocal (4.1-10 ng/mL).