Transperineal prostate biopsy · Recognition · D102

The needle on the screen

Allow about two minutes for two rounds. This scenario is teaching content; the score supports revision and does not assess clinical competence.

Transperineal prostate biopsyRecognition · Core

The scenario

  • Transperineal biopsy under local anaesthetic with a grid or a freehand guide.
What you see
  • On the sagittal ultrasound the needle track is visible as a bright line.
  • For a posterior core the track runs close to the bright curve of the rectal wall.
Plate from the linked animation. Schematic to come: sagittal ultrasound: needle path, prostate, rectal wall
Schematic to come: sagittal ultrasound: needle path, prostate, rectal wallSchematic pending
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Teaching only · not for diagnosis or treatment decisions