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The regular 2-D sonogram may miss low-grade cancers that have the same appearance as the normal gland, which account for up to 40% of prostate tumors according to Dr. D. Downey, in the 1997 journal Urology. The overall accuracy is about 50%. The accuracy is better in glands that have never been subjected to a biopsy or treated in any way. The accuracy is lower in prostates that have been biopsied multiple times or in persons who have been treated with radiation or hormones.