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 ...

They use a very thin one in a fine needle biopsy to remove a small sample of cells or tissue. They will use a larger one to get a bigger piece of bone in a core needle biopsy. You might feel some ...

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.

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 ...