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. 2020 Jul 1;20:81. doi: 10.1186/s12894-020-00656-9

Table 2.

– HIFU treatment technical details (n = 45)

Ideal according to consensus criteria, n (%) 26 (57.8)
Prostate volume, median (IQR) 35 (27–46)
Location of treatment (combined treatment fields for n = 5 with 2 HIFU treatments)
 Hemi-gland unilateral
 Hemi-gland with extension across midline or into SV 16
 Hemi-gland anterior 7
 Hemi-gland posterior 1
 Quadrant (e.g. unilateral posterior) 1
 Focal ablation (eg posterior right basal segment) 13
 Subtotal (extended hemi-ablation, sparing lateral aspect of contralateral side) 6
1
Number of HIFU treatments
 1 37
 2 8
Known ‘insignificant’ cancer left untreated at HIFU
 Yes 21 (47.7)
 No 23 (52.3)
Type of biopsy pre-HIFU:
 TTMB TP 5 mm Mapping + MRI-Targeted (if targets) 24 (53.3)
 12–20 core TRUS + MR-targeted (if targets) 17 (37.8)
 Targeted alone 3 (6.7)
 Not documented 1 (2.2)