Diagnostics firm Owlstone Medical has announced the launch of its breath biopsy kits, a new diagnostic tool capable of detecting biomarkers of disease in the breath. Cambridge-based Owlstone said ...

The noninferiority trial included 234 adults (five lost to follow-up) who were referred to seven sites across the U.S. for ...

In multiple myeloma, abnormal plasma cells build up inside bone marrow -- the spongy tissue inside large bones where blood cells are produced. Over time, myeloma cells cause damage to bones, kidneys, ...

Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy (EUS-FNA) is currently performed on a routine basis at many endoscopic centers and it is evident that this procedure has a major impact ...

Both navigational bronchoscopy and computed tomography–guided transthoracic needle biopsy are commonly used in patients undergoing biopsies of peripheral pulmonary nodules, but the relative ...

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 prostate biopsy procedure involves taking a tissue sample from the prostate to check for signs of cancer. The procedure is often uncomfortable, not painful, and a person will recover within days.

The system's advanced biopsy needle, known as the Flexision Biopsy Needle, can also pass through tight bends to collect tissue samples from peripheral lung nodules. Additionally, the catheter ...

A review now published in the Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research offers a sweeping and authoritative ...

Transrectal ultrasonography and prostate biopsy are important office procedures ... pain conducted by autonomic fibers at the time of needle insertion into the prostate—are likely to contribute ...