Using Gray-Scale and Color and Power Doppler Sonography to Detect Prostatic Cancer
Ethan J. Halpern1 and
Stephen E. Strup2
1
Department of Radiology, Jefferson Prostate Center, Thomas Jefferson
University, 132 S. 10th St., Philadelphia, PA 19107-5244.
2
Department of Urology, Jefferson Prostate Center, Thomas Jefferson University,
Philadelphia, PA 19107-5244.

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Fig. 1. Adenocarcinoma of prostate involving left base and left mid gland in
73-year-old man. Gleason score was 7 (3 + 4). Transverse gray-scale sonogram
shows large hypoechoic mass on left (arrows) with associated bulge of
posterolateral prostatic contour. Power Doppler shows increased flow within
and around hypoechoic tumor.
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Fig. 2A. Adenocarcinoma of the prostatic base with bilateral involvement in
61-year-old man. Gleason score was 6 (3 + 3). Transverse color sonogram shows
increased parenchymal flow on right. Left-sided flow is predominantly in
capsular vessels and neurovascular bundle.
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Fig. 2B. Adenocarcinoma of the prostatic base with bilateral involvement in
61-year-old man. Gleason score was 6 (3 + 3). Transverse power sonogram also
shows increased flow on right side.
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