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- Volume measurement
- The determination of the size of the prostateA donut-shaped gland the size and shape of a walnut
that surrounds the upper portion of the male urethra.
Its main function is to produce part of the fluid that
makes up semen.. Volume measurements often involve imaging the prostate using ultrasound or MRI technology (“prostate image”). The second step involves having a specialist carefully study this image to estimate the prostate’s size (“volume measurement”). Some physicians are also trained to estimate a prostate's volume via digital rectal examA simple test used to screen for prostate cancer in its early stages or in some cases to estimate prostate volume (size). A doctor inserts a gloved finger into the patient’s rectum to feel for abnormalities in the prostate. (DRE).
