Keywords: Prostate cancer Biopsy

Magnetic resonance Context: Systematic transrectal ultrasound-guided biopsy (TRUSBx) is the gold stand-ard for detecting prostate cancer. This systematic approach is characterized by low sensitivity (39–52%) and high specificity (81–82%). Magnetic resonance (MR)–guided biopsy techniques are becoming more and more available, but there is no current consensus on the optimal technique. Objective: This review presents an overview of MR-guided biopsy techniques for prostate cancer detection. Evidence acquisition: Current literature was reviewed regarding MR-guided biopsy for prostate cancer detection. A literature search was performed using the commercially available MedLine online search engine. Combinations of the following search and Medical Subject Headings terms were applied to retrieve relevant articles: ‘‘magnetic resonance,’ ’ ‘‘prostatic neoplasms,’ ’ and ‘‘biopsy.’ ’ Review articles and studies describ-ing techniques other than MR-guided biopsy were excluded