Breast biopsy procedures involve removing a small sample of breast tissue to check for cancer or other abnormal cells. There are a few types. Core needle biopsy is most frequently used when breast ...

The choice between a core needle biopsy and a vacuum-assisted biopsy depends on factors such as the size and location of the ...

If the evaluation is nondiagnostic, either aspiration should be reattempted or core-needle or excisional biopsy should be performed. If the FNA biopsy results are negative, core-needle or ...

A core biopsy can be obtained for a more accurate determination of marrow cellularity. Core biopsies require a larger core needle, such as a Jamshidi needle or an Illinois sternal needle.

Fine-needle aspiration biopsy of the thyroid nodule is a procedure in which a small sample of cells is obtained from a thyroid nodule with the aid of a thin needle under ultrasound guidance.

Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy (EUS-FNA) is currently performed on a routine basis at many endoscopic centers and it is evident that this procedure has a major impact ...

Sonographic imaging descriptors combined with histopathological diagnoses can improve the accuracy of assessing benign breast ...

Agendia®, Inc. announced today that the National Institute for Sickness and Invalidity Insurance (INAMI-RIZIV) located in Brussels has expanded the reimbursement indication for MammaPrint® to include ...

All repeat biopsies used a transrectal ultrasound-guided 12-core protocol, in which six biopsy cores were obtained from the periphery of the prostate (directed bilaterally at the base, mid-zone ...