Here, we aim to determine the feasibility, tolerability and detection rates of clinically significant prostate cancer using a local anaesthetic, transperineal, MRI-targeted biopsy technique.

A prostate biopsy is a procedure that involves extracting ... The procedure can be done in the office under local anesthesia or with intravenous (IV) sedation at a surgical center.

With the reduction of patients' pain during prostate biopsy, our results suggest that ... As such, they do not require the presence of anesthesia personnel. Nitrous oxide also takes effect within ...