Table 3.

Practice characteristics

Question	Items	N	%
Practice characteristics
Considering the local where you practice most often
Do patients have easy access to MRI?	No	65	15.7
	Multiparametric MRI 1.5 Tesla	169	40.9
	Multiparametric MRI 3.0 Tesla	141	34.2
	Pelvic (unspecified)	38	9.2
The prostate biopsy	It is performed at my service, by a urologist	81	19.6
	It is performed at my service, by a radiologist	147	35.6
	I do it myself	72	17.4
	It is outsourced	113	27.4
What is the access of prostate biopsy?	Transrectal	410	99.3
	Perineal	3	0.7
Number of cores retrieved	Sextant (6 cores)	4	1.0
	Sextant biopsies (12 cores with 2 of each area)	172	41.6
	12 distinct cores of the peripheral zone	57	13.8
	12 distinct cores of the peripheral zone plus 2–4 cores of the transition zone	26	7.3
	12 distinct cores of the peripheral zone plus 2–4 cores of the transition zone plus additional cores of suspected area (nodule in US or MRI)	142	34.4
	Other	12	2.9
Do you have access to biopsy with image fusion?	No	197	47.7
	Yes, with real-time software fusion	98	23.7
	Yes, with cognitive fusion	118	28.6
How long do patients have to wait for a biopsy to be performed?	Less than one month	277	67.1
	1 to 3 months	119	28.8
	3 to 6 months	15	3.6
	More than 6 months	2	0.5
Does the histopathological report of the prostate biopsy product provide the Gleason score?	Yes, of each fragment alone	363	87.9
	Yes, but a general Gleason Score	27	6.5
	Yes, for right lobe fragments and another one for left lobe fragments	23	5.6
Does the histopathological report of the prostate biopsy product specify how many fragments are positive?	No	7	1.7
	Yes	406	98.3
Does the histopathological report of the prostate biopsy product specify the percentage of tumor involvement in each fragment?	No	15	3.6
	Yes	398	96.4

MRI magnetic resonance imaging, US ultrasound