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 ...

Core-needle biopsies can also be ultrasound-guided, or a doctor may use an MRI or mammogram machine. This latter procedure is called a stereotactic breast biopsy. The ACS notes if the results of a ...

A core needle biopsy, which involves using a ... The entire procedure for an ultrasound-guided biopsy may take 10-15 minutes. On the other hand, an MRI-guided biopsy procedure may take between ...

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.

Robotic bronchoscopy can help diagnose spots in the lungs when they are still small, catching cancer sooner and saving many ...

Definitive diagnosis of most breast problems can be made with stereotactic or ultrasound-guided needle biopsy - an accurate and less invasive method. All imaging and biopsy services are available on ...

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

Geometric evaluation of systematic transrectal ultrasound guided prostate biopsy. J Urol 2012; 188(6): 2404–2209. 5. Kaye DR, Stoianovici D and Han M. Robotic ultrasound and needle guidance for ...

A stiff steel needle for fine needle aspiration biopsy is the 'core' of this biopsy instrument. The needle is manipulated by a handle piston in the biopsy handle (Fig. 1). The handle piston can be ...