United StatesFusion is the merging of images to aid in the guidance of prostate biopsy needles. It can be done cognitively, or with the aid of a specialized software.
Today, urologists are using a lot cognitive fusion. What is it ? It is the mentally aligning of separate MRI and ultrasound images during the procedure. This method presents some challenges. Among them, you can find:
✔️ The cognitive fusion requires the physician to reconstruct the patient’s prostate from different sources.
✔️ The shape of prostate is different on MRI and ultrasound image.
✔️ It is difficult to locate the target lesion in 3D.
✔️ A bad localization of the tumor could lead to an over or under diagnosis.
Because images worth a thousand words, discover how software fusion, and especially Koelis Trinity, can help you to gain in accuracy and confidence in prostate cancer diagnosis.
