A fiduciary is a person or institution given the power to act on behalf of another in situations that require great trust, honesty and loyalty. Fiduciaries you may already be familiar with include accountants, attorneys, bankers, business advisors, financial advisors, mortgage brokers and real estate agents.
As these sound waves are reflected back to the transducer, it records and transmits them to the monitoring device, which creates the images (sonograms). In the presence of an abnormal PSA and/or if the results of TRUS are suspicious for prostate cancer, a prostate biopsy is performed.
The procedure is performed by a doctor experienced in prostate ultrasound and biopsy. It will last 10 to 20 minutes. You will lie on your left side, with your knees drawn up. The ultrasound probe will be inserted into the rectum and the biopsies will be taken.