Treatment options for localized prostate cancer are many and varied, ranging from immediate radical surgery through to observation alone. Radical prostatectomy has been shown to have an overall ...

Core needle biopsy (CNB) has emerged as a vital diagnostic tool in the evaluation of soft tissue tumours, offering a minimally invasive alternative to traditional open biopsies. Recent advances in ...

Liver biopsies often use needles to remove a small amount of tissue from the liver for examination. A doctor can use the biopsy to diagnose and assess conditions that affect the liver. A liver biopsy ...

Role of image-guided core-needle biopsy in the management of patients with lymphoma. In an initial evaluation of 1,500 computed tomography (CT)-guided core-needle biopsies performed at our institute ...

Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy is performed using a small needle to obtain samples of tissue and fluid from solid or cystic breast lesions. FNA is indicated for patients with a mammographic ...

A liver biopsy is a diagnostic procedure that doctors perform to examine the health of liver tissue. It sometimes causes a small amount of pain, which should be manageable with medication. During a ...

D. Scott Lind, M.D., F.A.C.S.; Barbara L. Smith, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S.; Wiley W. Souba, M.D., Sc.D., F.A.C.S. FNA biopsy permits the sampling of cells from breast ...

For biopsy of indeterminate lung nodules, navigational bronchoscopy was on par with transthoracic needle biopsy and led to fewer complications, the VERITAS trial showed. Procedural complications ...

NGS Kit will provide laboratories with a simple, automatable, industry-leading liquid biopsy workflow to rapidly address clinical patient testing needs NATICK, Mass., Sept. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ...

If your doctor recommends a liver biopsy, you may feel anxious. A biopsy involves collecting tissue from inside your body so a doctor can study it. The procedure may be uncomfortable, but it’s usually ...