Transperineal template-guided prostate mapping biopsy

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-008854",
  "term": "Transperineal template-guided prostate mapping biopsy",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A procedure being studied in the diagnosis of prostate cancer and in planning prostate cancer treatment. Ultrasound is used to create a map of the prostate so the whole prostate gland can be seen in three dimensions and divided into 24 areas. Needles are then inserted through a template into each of the 24 areas and tissue is removed to be checked under a microscope. Also called TTMB.",
  "synonyms": [
    "TTMB"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/transperineal-template-guided-prostate-mapping-biopsy/"
}