Table 1.

Detection Rate and Biopsies Performed to Detect Prostate Carcinoma (PCA).

Reference	Population Size(all males)	Age(years)	Detection Rate(%)	Localized PCA(% of Total)^*	Bx/PCA^†
Bangma et al14	1,726 Netherlands	55 –76	3.88	88.06	4.60
Brett15	211 Australian	50 –79	1.42		3.67
Bretton16	1,027 American	40 –89	3.80	64.40	5.77
Gustafsson et al17	1,782 Swedish	55 –70	2.71		5.71
Higashihara et al7	701 Japanese	50 –92	1.85		8.92
Horninger et al18	21,078 Austrian	45 –79	0.94		3.95
Horninger et al18	21,078 Austrian	40 –65	2.77	85.71	4.13
Imai et al19	1,680 Japanese	39 –89	0.89		8.80
Imai et al20	3,276 Japanese	40 –89	1.40	60.78	5.52
Jubelirer et al3	142 American	50 –85		75.00	3.75
Maattanen et al5	5,053 Finish	55 –75	2.34	90.00	3.80
Reissigl et al21	2,272 Austrian	40 –65	2.85	86.00	3.97
Stenman et al22	7,204 Finish	45 –84	0.61
Tsukamoto et al23	1,639 Japanese		1.10		6.39
Pooled results	47,791		1.80	83.40	4.00