Image-Guided Adrenal and Renal Biopsy

Transthoracic image guided biopsy.

Transthoracic image guided biopsy is now firmly established in the armamentarium of diagnostic tests to establish the nature of a mass in the lung, pleura, mediastinum or chest wall. It may be performed under computed tomographic, ultrasonic or fluoroscopic control, and provided a fine needle technique is employed, morbidity is low. Worldwide reports show a 90% true positive yield and a false p...

Image-Guided Percutaneous Spine Biopsy

Prior to the development of image-guided percutaneous spine biopsy techniques, an open biopsy procedure was required for definitive diagnosis. The advantage of the open biopsy procedure is twofold. First, under direct visualization, multiple and larger tissue samples can be obtained and made available for frozen histopathological analysis. Second, the open biopsy can be performed as part of a s...

Usefulness of contrast enhanced ultrasound guided biopsy in large renal and adrenal tumors: Preliminary experience

Image-guided procedures in brain biopsy.

Image-guided procedures, such as computed tomography (CT)-guided stereotactic and ultrasound-guided methods, can assist neurosurgeons in localizing the relevant pathology. The characteristics of image-guided procedures are important for their appropriate use, especially in brain biopsy. This study reviewed the results of various image-guided brain biopsies to ascertain the advantages and disadv...

Imaging-guided percutaneous renal biopsy: rationale and approach.

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this article is to discuss the history of, indications and rationale for, and approach to imaging-guided percutaneous renal biopsies. CONCLUSION With the progressive increase in the number of incidentally discovered renal masses, increased use of percutaneous ablation as a treatment alternative for the management of renal cell carcinoma and improvements in immunohisto...