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ReviewNature reviews. Urology2026

Micro-ultrasound for prostate cancer.

Melis Guer, Wayne G Brisbane, Hannes Cash, Sangeet Ghai, Laurence Klotz, Paul F R Wilson, Adam Kinnaird

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Review in Nature reviews. Urology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Micro-ultrasound in the Canadian prostate cancer diagnostic pathway.Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Melis GuerDivision of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0006-9528-4334
Wayne G BrisbaneDepartment of Urology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Hannes CashPROURO, Berlin, Germany, Department of Urology, University Clinic for Urology, Urooncology, Robot-assisted and Focal Therapy, University Clinic of Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany.
Sangeet GhaiUniversity Medical Imaging Toronto, Joint Department of Medical Imaging, University Health Network-Mount Sinai Hospital-Women's College Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9451-0594
Laurence KlotzDivision of Urology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1001-2235
Paul F R WilsonQueen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Adam KinnairdDivision of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. ask@ualberta.ca.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4115-4327

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The diagnostic workflow for prostate cancer detection has evolved substantially with advances in imaging technologies and biopsy techniques. Currently, MRI is the standard modality for prostate imaging in cancer detection. However, the rising incidence of prostate cancer and the limited accessibility and high cost of MRI created a growing need for more cost- and time-effective alternative imaging modalities. Micro-ultrasound (microUS), which enables prostatic ductal anatomy to be imaged with a 70-micron resolution, provides an alternative. Level 1 evidence currently shows the non-inferiority of microUS in detecting Grade Group ≥2 prostate cancer in biopsy-naive men compared with MRI. Clinical trials are ongoing to investigate microUS in various other indications. Inter-reader variability needs to be optimized, possibly through the incorporation of artificial intelligence (AI) assistance.

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Prostatic NeoplasmsHumansMaleUltrasonography

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