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Prostate cancer is the most diagnosed invasive cancer in men in Ireland at 35.1% [1] . In Europe in 2004 prostate cancer accounted for 15.5% of newly diagnosed cancer cases, making it the second most frequent cancer in European men [2] . Ultrasound guided brachytherapy for prostate cancer has become a routine treatment option, largely due to its benefits for patient recovery, dose localisation and conformity [3] ; however it is not clear whether the standards which govern the image quality for these systems is adequate. Upon review of the recommended standards for ultrasound system used in prostate brachytherapy procedures, the recommended tests do not appear to be clinical application specific rather they are similar to those recommended for general abdominal imaging and breast imaging [3] , whereas there is growing evidence that these tests should be specific to the clinical application [4,5] . Furthermore, there is no specific recommended test device for testing ultrasound systems used for guidance in prostate brachytherapy. This poster will review the current test guidelines and critically evaluate which are most reflective of the imaging and guidance tasks undertaken in an ultrasound guided prostate brachytherapy procedure. Furthermore, a review of the currently available commercial and research test devices will be undertaken and presented. The concluding aspect of this review will be a proposal of the potentially most clinical reflective test parameters for ultrasound systems for guidance in prostate brachytherapy procedures and finally the specification for a test device which can evaluate these test parameters will be presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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