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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 ...

A lung needle biopsy is a procedure to obtain a very small sample of lung tissue. The tissue is then examined with a microscope. This technique is used to diagnose an irregular area of tissue in your ...

ALTHOUGH goiters are usually easily palpable and laboratory tests have become more helpful, the clinical diagnosis of thyroid disease is still often unreliable, and conclusive evidence of the nature ...

Researchers in Australia have made a new type of imaging needle that can be used during brain biopsies to detect cerebral blood vessels. The device, which is the first of its kind, works thanks to an ...

It is safe to take anticoagulants (blood thinners) before core needle breast biopsies, according to a study performed at the Elizabeth Wende Breast Clinic in Rochester, N.Y. Core needle biopsies are ...