Ultrasound-guided biopsy
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Ultrasound guided-guided biopsy is one form of image guided-guided biopsy, typically performed by a radiologist. ItIt is the most common form of image guided-guided biopsy, offering convenience and real time-time dynamic observation with echogenic markers on cannulae allowing for precise placement.
It can potentially be used to perform a biopsy of any body part, being regularly used to biopsy the kidney, liver, breast and lymph nodes. There can be some minor procedural variation in the type of biopsy performed.
Biopsies may be focal or non-focal in nature. Lesions as small as 5 mm may be biopsied, with a range of biopsy needle gauges and sizes available (from 22G to 14G). Broadly speaking needles may be single or co-axial andand have 10 mm or 20 mm cutting lengths.
Most common percutaneous biopsies
- ultrasound
guided-guided renal biopsy - ultrasound
guided-guided breast biopsy - ultrasound
guided-guided liver biopsy - ultrasound
guided-guided biopsy of a peripheral soft tissue mass
Laboratory parameters for a safe procedure
Biopsies in deep structures require special attention to coagulation indices. There are widely divergent opinions about the safe values of these indices for percutaneous biopsies. The values suggestedsuggested below were considered based on the literature review, whose references are cited below.
Complete blood count: Platelet > 50000/mm3 (some institutions determine other values between 50000-100000/mm3) 1,3.
Coagulation profile: Some studies showed that having a normal INR or prothrombin time is no reassurance that the patient will not bleed after the procedure2.
- international normalized ratio (INR) ≤1.5 3
- normal prothrombin time (PT), partial thromboplastin time (PTT)
Contraindications
The contraindications must be considered individually in each case. Overall, the most important contraindications to percutaneous biopsies are:
- uncooperative patient
- lack of safe access
- uncorrectable bleeding diathesis (abnormal coagulation indices)
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- +<li><a href="/articles/ultrasound-guided-breast-biopsy">ultrasound-guided breast biopsy</a></li>
- +<li><a title="Percutaneous liver biopsy" href="/articles/percutaneous-liver-biopsy">ultrasound-guided liver biopsy</a></li>
- +<li><a href="/articles/ultrasound-guided-biopsy-of-a-peripheral-soft-tissue-mass">ultrasound-guided biopsy of a peripheral soft tissue mass</a></li>
- +</ul><h5>Laboratory parameters for a safe procedure</h5><p>Biopsies in deep structures require special attention to coagulation indices. There are widely divergent opinions about the safe values of these indices for percutaneous biopsies. The values suggested below were considered based on the literature review, whose references are cited below.</p><p>Complete blood count: Platelet > 50000/mm<sup>3</sup> (some institutions determine other values between 50000-100000/mm<sup>3</sup>) <sup>1,3</sup>.</p><p>Coagulation profile: Some studies showed that having a normal INR or prothrombin time is no reassurance that the patient will not bleed after the procedure<sup>2</sup>.</p><ul>
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