ARFI Imaging for Targeted Prostate Biopsy

"Sound waves are sent in a series and are expected to push on the prostate and move it a very small amount (the width of a hair). The stiffer the structure (prostate), the less it will move. This motion will be detected by the ultrasound system"

Standard ultrasound imaging session, ultrasound sound waves are sent into the tissue and bounce off of structures to make an image that appears on a screen