Published January 2019
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Journal article
YouTube as a source of patient information for transrectal ultrasound-guided biopsy of the prostate
- 1. Department of Radiology, University College Hospital, 235 Euston Rd, Fitzrovia, London NW1 2BU (United Kingdom)
- 2. Department of Urology, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, Wexham Park Hospital, Slough (United Kingdom)
Description
Highlights: • YouTube provides an ever-growing, unregulated source of patient information. • The quality of YouTube information for TRUS biopsies was found to be poor. • We cannot recommend YouTube as a source of information for informed decision-making. • There are opportunities to produce reputable, high-quality medical YouTube videos. -- Abstract: To assess the quality of YouTube videos explaining transrectal ultrasound (TRUS)-guided biopsies of the prostate.
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.crad.2018.09.004;
- PII
- S0009926018305397;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Clinical Radiology
- Journal Volume
- 74
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- p. 79.e11-79.e14
- ISSN
- 0009-9260
- CODEN
- CLRAAG
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 55058891
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Descriptors DEI
- BIOPSY; DECISION MAKING; PATIENTS; PROSTATE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY
- Descriptors DEC
- BODY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; GLANDS; MALE GENITALS; ORGANS
Optional Information
- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2018 The Royal College of Radiologists. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.