| 4K | 4 kalikrein score |
| 68 Ga-PET-CT | Gallium 68 positron emission tomography- computer tomography |
| ACS | American Cancer Society |
| ADC | apparent diffusion coefficient |
| AS | active surveillance |
| AUA | American Urology Association |
| AUC | area under the curve |
| BMI | body mass index |
| BpMRI | bi parametric magnetic resonance imaging |
| BPH | benign prostatic hyperplasia |
| BRCA | breast cancer gene |
| CAP | The Cluster Randomized Trial of PSA Testing for Prostate Cancer |
| CDUS | color Doppler ultrasound |
| CEUS | contrast-enhanced ultrasound |
| csPCa | clinically significant PCa |
| DCE | dynamic contrast enhancement |
| DRE | digital rectal examination |
| DWI | diffusion-weighted imaging |
| EAU | European Association of Urology |
| ERSPC | European Randomized Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer trial |
| ESMO | European Society of Medical Oncology |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| fPSA | freePSA |
| GG | Gleason Grade |
| HG | high grade |
| ISUP | International Society of Urological Pathology |
| MIC1 | macrophage inhibitory cytokine-1 |
| MicroRNAs | MiRNA |
| Mp MRI | multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging |
| Mp US | multiparametric ultrasound |
| MRGB | magnetic resonance guided biopsy |
| MSMB | microseminoprotein beta |
| NPV | negative predictive value |
| PCa | prostate cancer |
| PCA3 | prostate cancer antigen 3 |
| PCPT | Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial |
| PET-CT | positron emission tomography- computer tomography |
| PHID | prostate health index density |
| PHI | prostate health index |
| PI-RADS | Prostate Imaging–Reporting and Data System |
| PLCO | The Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian |
| PPV | positive predictive value |
| PRI-MUS | Prostate risk identification-micro ultrasound |
| PSA | prostatic specific antigen |
| PSAD | PSA density |
| ROC | receiver operating characteristics |
| RPCRC | Rotterdam Prostate Cancer Risk Calculator |
| SB | systematic biopsy |
| SE | strain elastography |
| SMI | spectacular micro-vascular imaging |
| STHLM3 (S3M) | Stockholm 3 test |
| SWE | shear wave elastography |
| T2W | T2 weighted image |
| TB | targeted biopsy |
| TP | transperineal |
| TPM | template prostate mapping |
| tPSA | Total PSA |
| TR | transrectal |
| TRES | transrectal elastography |
| TRUS | TransRectal UltraSound |
| TRUSGB | transrectal ultrasound-guided biopsy |