Researchers at Vanderbilt have found a simple at home urine test for prostate cancer screening is highly accurate. The ...

Another method for treating renal cysts and/or performing a renal biopsy is placing a needle through the skin into the cyst and/or kidney using the help of x-rays. In theory, this procedure is less ...

In some instances, a man's prostate cancer biopsy can indicate perineural invasion. In an exclusive interview, an expert ...

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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 ...

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.

A UK group has developed a nomogram that accurately indicates the likelihood of prostate cancer being detected on a second biopsy. Adapting the multivariable approach of Kattan, Mark Rochester and ...

The team's findings are published in the Journal of Urology. "To our knowledge ... males ages 21 to 85 scheduled for prostate needle biopsy at BIDMC between December 2021 and September 2022.

To facilitate visualization of the collected sample, 1 to 2 ml of air is introduced into the biopsy syringe before the needle enters the skin. The tip of the needle is advanced into the lesion ...