MULTIPARAMETER ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS OF PROSTATE CANCER: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

M.Z. Khasanov1,2, M.G. Tukhbatullin1

1Kazan State Medical Academy — Branch of the FSBEI FPE RMACPE MOH Russia, Kazan

2Tatarstan Cancer Center, Kazan

Khasanov M.Z. ― postgraduate student of the Ultrasonic Diagnostic Department of Kazan State Medical Academy — Branch of the FSBEI FPE RMACPE MOH Russia

36 Butlerov Str., Kazan, Russian Federation, 420012, tel. +7-903-388-64-28, e-mail: marat_khasan@rambler.ru

Abstract. The review presents data of domestic and foreign literature on the diagnostic capabilities of multiparametric ultrasound in the diagnosis of prostate cancer. The advantages and disadvantages of various ultrasound techniques in the diagnosis of prostate cancer have been analyzed.

Key words: prostate cancer, ultrasound, multiparametric ultrasound, contrast enhanced ultrasound, shear wave elastography.