Fusion-guided Prostate Biopsy in Lucena

1st Appointment

Your first step will be a consultation with the urology specialist who will perform the procedure. During this visit, the doctor will review your medical history and ask questions about your overall health. If the specialist decides that the test is necessary, you will be scheduled for a multiparametric prostate MRI scan.

2nd and 3rd Appointments

As mentioned earlier, before collecting the tissue samples, you will undergo a multiparametric MRI (mpMRI) to produce detailed images of the prostate gland and identify the areas from which samples should be taken.
After the scan, you will be scheduled for a pre-operative assessment and the biopsy procedure itself.

4th Appointment

On the day of the biopsy, with everything ready and once in the operating room, you will be asked to lie on the examination table in the position indicated by the specialist. The anaesthetist will then administer light sedation.

1. Once the sedation takes effect, an ultrasound probe will be gently inserted into the rectum. Next, the urologist will insert a biopsy needle through the perineum (the area between the scrotum and anus).
2. Using real-time 3D ultrasound imaging—created by fusing MRI and ultrasound images—the specialist will guide the needle and take thin, cylindrical samples of prostate tissue from various targeted areas of the gland.
3. During the procedure, the urologist will also carry out a targeted mapping of the prostate to check whether there is just one cancerous focus or multiple suspicious areas.
4. After the samples are taken, the instruments will be removed, and you will be transferred to the recovery room.

The tissue samples are sent to a pathologist to determine whether cancer is present in the suspicious areas and to assess the grade of malignancy. 

If cancer is detected, further evaluation is done to understand how aggressive it may be and to determine the best treatment options for you.

The detection rate of clinically significant prostate cancer is higher when using the fusion-guided perineal biopsy technique.

In most cases, the results—provided in a pathology report—are available within 1 to 3 days, although sometimes it may take a bit longer. The results may be reported as follows:

• Positive for cancer: Cancer cells were found in the biopsy samples.
• Negative for cancer: No cancer cells were found in the biopsy samples.
• Suspicious: Something abnormal was seen, but it may not be cancer.

The fusion-guided biopsy procedure takes about 30 minutes, and you can usually go home after around 2 hours, once the sedation has worn off.

After the procedure, it is normal to feel mild discomfort in the perineal area for a few hours. This can usually be managed by applying local cold packs and taking anti-inflammatory medication.

In Lucena, the fusion-guided prostate biopsy is carried out at the Hospital Centro de Andalucia | Amaveca.

This medical centre offers a wide range of professionals and diagnostic services in clinical analysis and pathological anatomy, including the fusion-guided MRI–ultrasound prostate biopsy.

The MRI–ultrasound fusion-guided prostate biopsy is available for a fixed price of 2.290 €, with everything included. This prostate cancer detection test covers:

• Medical fees, anaesthesia, and nursing team.
• Performance of the Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).
• Performance of the ultrasound-guided biopsy.
• Pathology analysis and delivery of the results.

If you are considering undergoing the MRI–ultrasound fusion-guided prostate biopsy, following a recommendation from a urology specialist, you can have it carried out safely and quickly through Operarme in Lucena.

You may request your biopsy voucher immediately and easily by filling out our contact form, calling at +34 91 141 33 56, or clicking the image below.