May 5, 2003 — Breast biopsy using 14-gauge needles should be the standard of care, according to the results of two studies presented on May 5 at the American Roentgen Ray Society annual meeting ...

MR-guided breast biopsy with a 14-gauge stainless steel core biopsy needle is both feasible and effective, when used with an MR-compatible coaxial device, a new study shows.

Biopsy needles are typically 15 cm in length and 18- to 25-gauge in diameter. They may be aspirating or core biopsy needles. In addition, "automatic firing" biopsy guns are available.

Performance of 16 (16 g) (n=103) and 18 gauge (18 g) (n=101) biopsy needles in transrectal ultrasound (TRUS)-guided 10-core prostate biopsies were compared in terms of cancer detection and pre ...

For decades, transthoracic and transabdominal core needle biopsies have been the standard procedures for the diagnostic workup of malignancies. 4 Both thicker cytological 19G needles and core ...

The estimated rate of atypical ductal hyperplasia diagnosis on core needle biopsy has been reported at 3%, and atypical ductal hyperplasia was diagnosed in 4.3% of core needle biopsy cases at our ...

Breast biopsy recovery. For both fine-needle aspiration and core-needle biopsies, you'll be asked to avoid physically demanding activities for about a day, and you might notice some slight ...

Needle biopsy was performed using a coaxial technique with an 18-gauge Quick-Core biopsy needle set (Cook Medical. A 72-year-old man who was a known carrier of hepatitis B underwent computed ...