Navigational bronchoscopy showed similar accuracy to needle biopsy for diagnosing lung nodules, with a markedly lower risk of ...

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 ...

J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2006;21(11):1646-1655. A cooperative patient is an important condition for a complication-free performance of the biopsy. Sudden movements have to be avoided to prevent ...

The father of a six-year-old girl who died following a routine bone marrow biopsy has welcomed steps to make the procedure ...

The father of a six-year-old girl who died following a routine bone marrow biopsy has welcomed steps to introduce a new safer ...

An unused Crow's Nest unit in the hand of an interventional radiologist -- ready to be used after a core needle biopsy to ...

As cytological aspirates from endoscopic-ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) has limited diagnostic sensitivity and are suboptimal for molecular profiling and morphological ...

Navigational bronchoscopy was noninferior to CT-guided biopsy when assessing diagnostic accuracy in patients with lung ...

Endobronchial ultrasound bronchoscopy Franseen fine needle biopsy tool versus standard fine needle aspiration needle: Impact on diagnosis and tissue adequacy, Respiratory Medicine, 208, (107131 ...

An automatic spring-loaded biopsy system (Power Shot, Olympus) is also on the market; it has a metal spring that can forcefully 'shoot' the needle out up to 3 cm (depth adjustable) (Fig. 6).

Needle localization in ultrasound images is pivotal for the successful execution of ultrasound-guided core needle biopsies. Automating the needle detection process can decrease the procedure time and ...