TORONTO — During CT-guided liver biopsy, electromagnetic tracking assistance significantly decreases the number of intraprocedural scans needed to locate the needle tip, the time from "skin stick to ...

An Institutional Review Board exemption was obtained for this retrospective study. Between January 1, 2007, and May 31, 2008, 139 patients aged 18 years to 89 years (mean, 62.5 years) underwent a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Diagnostic accuracy was comparable between navigational bronchoscopy and CT-guided biopsy. Fewer patients with ...

A liver biopsy is a medical procedure in which a small amount of liver tissue is surgically removed so it can be analyzed in a laboratory. Liver biopsies are usually done to evaluate disease, such as ...

New guidelines for CT-guided biopsies of lung nodules significantly reduce radiation exposure allowing individuals the benefit of the procedure, which may cut down on overall lung cancer deaths. This ...

The Archimedes System (Broncus Medical) is an image-guided navigation system that comprises a workstation, software and optional guided sampling kit. Its purpose is to access tissue samples for ...