Prostate Biopsy Animation

 

A prostate biopsy is a procedure in which samples of prostate tissue are removed (with a needle or during surgery) from the body for examination under a microscope to determine if cancer or other abnormal cells are present.

Using a high quality animation, Caring4Cancer is providing a visual representation of the prostate biopsy procedure. For users without speakers or unable to hear the audio, the full text of the animation accompanies the visual display and an accessibility version of the animation may also be selected.

You will need the Flash plug-in to view the animations. You can get the free plug-in by clicking here.

Click here to view the Prostate Biopsy Animation.

This content was last modified on August 07, 2007 .
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