http://www.medindia.net/healthnews/Biopsy-SpecimenProcessing-news.asp Medindia largest health website in india. en-us Copyright 2012. All Rights Reserved. Fri, 25 May 2012 04:31:40 GMT http://www.medindia.net/news/radiation-exposure-reduced-by-lower-dosage-ct-guided-lung-biopsy-protocol-99448-1.htm Radiation exposure is significantly reduced by new guidelines for CT-guided biopsies of lung nodules, thus allowing individuals to benefit from the procedure. This research is being presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology's 37th Annual Scientific Meeting in San Francisco, Calif. "The published early results of a trial using computed tomography to detect lung nodules demonstrated that screening with low-dose CT reduced mortality from lung cancer by 20 percent compared to screening ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/radiation-exposure-reduced-by-lower-dosage-ct-guided-lung-biopsy-protocol-99448-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/research-indicates-surgical-breast-biopsy-is-not-overused-96965-1.htm A new study has found that contrary to earlier findings, surgical breast biopsies may not be as overused as previously thought. The study appears in the February issue of the iJournal of the American College of Radiology/i. Surgical breast biopsies are more invasive than needle biopsies, requiring an incision and the use of general anesthesia. Results from a previous study in 2011 in a surgical journal suggested that surgery is used for 30 percent of breast biopsies, an excessive number....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/research-indicates-surgical-breast-biopsy-is-not-overused-96965-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Consistency-Observed-in-Biopsy-Referral-After-PSA-Screening-94914-1.htm There was a debate over which PSA level should lead to a biopsy recommendation after the US Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial found cancer in many men with low levels of prostate specific antigen. The US Preventive Screening Task Force (USPSTF) recently concluded, amid considerable controversy, that the evidence does not support recommending PSA screening for men under 75 years old at all, because the risks outweigh the benefits. Now, a study shows that physicians in a large Washington state ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Consistency-Observed-in-Biopsy-Referral-After-PSA-Screening-94914-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Biopsy-of-Recurrent-Breast-Cancer-Could-Modify-Treatment-94063-1.htm Breast cancer specialists at Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) led breast cancer clinical research, which is a second larger study, once again proves comparison of a new biopsy of progressing or recurring cancer with that of the original cancer can order an alteration in treatment. The results are published online today ahead of print in the IJournal of Clinical Oncology/I. Principal investigator Dr. Eitan Amir, medical oncologist in the PMH Cancer Program, University Health Network, says ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Biopsy-of-Recurrent-Breast-Cancer-Could-Modify-Treatment-94063-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/PSA-Test-Vital-In-Predicting-Biopsy-Need-Low-Risk-Prostate-Cancer-92319-1.htm A study by Mayo clinic has found that the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test could act as a valuable tool in predicting which men should have biopsies and which are likely to be diagnosed with low-risk prostate cancer. "The decision to use the PSA test is best made by the patient, in consultation with his doctor," says R. Jeffrey Karnes, M.D. (a href="http:www.mayoclinic.org/bio/12463493.html"http:www.mayoclinic.org/bio/12463493.html/a), a Mayo Clinic urologist and co-author of the paper, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/PSA-Test-Vital-In-Predicting-Biopsy-Need-Low-Risk-Prostate-Cancer-92319-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Lymph-Node-Biopsy-Proves-Effective-in-Patients-With-Merkel-Cell-Carcinoma-91485-1.htm Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SNLB) procedure shows positive results in patients with Merkel Cell Carcinoma. Merkel Cell Carcinoma patients who underwent this procedure had a lower risk of cancer recurrence after two years, reveals study by Fox Chase Cancer Center researchers. When the biopsy's results were used to guide subsequent tests and treatment, these patients had longer survival rates than patients who had not undergone the procedure. "Sentinel lymph node biopsy, or SNLB, can be used ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Lymph-Node-Biopsy-Proves-Effective-in-Patients-With-Merkel-Cell-Carcinoma-91485-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Prostate-Biopsy-Complications-and-High-Hospitalization-Rate-After-the-Procedure-91073-1.htm Johns Hopkins researchers have found a significant rise in serious complications following prostate biopsy among Medicare beneficiaries. These complications often require hospitalization, they reported. The researchers found that this common outpatient procedure, used to diagnose prostate cancer, was associated with a 6.9 percent rate of hospitalization within 30 days of biopsy compared to a 2.9 percent hospitalization rate among a control group of men who did not have a prostate biopsy. The ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Prostate-Biopsy-Complications-and-High-Hospitalization-Rate-After-the-Procedure-91073-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Head-And-Neck-Melanomas-Benefit-From-Sentinel-Node-Biopsy-88812-1.htm A common technique for determining whether melanoma has spread can be used safely and effectively even in tumors from the head and neck area, according to a new study from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center. Sentinel lymph node biopsy involves injecting a special dye to identify the first node where cancer would likely spread. If that node is clean, patients can avoid further debilitating surgery to remove multiple lymph nodes. If that node shows cancer, patients know they ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Head-And-Neck-Melanomas-Benefit-From-Sentinel-Node-Biopsy-88812-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Celiac-Disease-Diagnosis-Hampered-By-Low-Adherence-to-Biopsy-Guidelines-87456-1.htm A new study has found that most patients undergoing biopsy of the small intestine do not have the recommended number of samples to diagnose celiac disease. The study, published in the July 2011 issue of iGastrointestinal Endoscopy/i, analyzed a national database of biopsy specimens maintained by Caris Life Sciences (Irving, TX). More than 100,000 patients had a biopsy of the small intestine, but only 35 percent of them had at least four samples taken, the number recommended by professional guidelines....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Celiac-Disease-Diagnosis-Hampered-By-Low-Adherence-to-Biopsy-Guidelines-87456-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Targeted-Biopsy-of-Prostate-Cancer-Via-MRI-Ultrasound-Fusion-Method-84954-1.htm A new screening technology fusing MRI with real-time 3D ultrasound has been developed by scientists. This provided an exacting method to obtain biopsy specimens from suspicious areas in the prostate. The unique fusion method provides a major improvement in the way prostate biopsy is performed since the current biopsy methods were developed in the mid-1980s, according to UCLA professor of urology Leonard S. Marks, the study's author. Four UCLA departments - urology, radiology, pathology and ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Targeted-Biopsy-of-Prostate-Cancer-Via-MRI-Ultrasound-Fusion-Method-84954-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Virtual-Biopsy-For-Earlier-Diagnosis-of-Brain-Disorder-in-Athletes-77520-1.htm In a study of ex-pro athletes, researchers found that a specialized imaging technique called magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) may help diagnose chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a disorder caused by repetitive head trauma that currently can only be definitively diagnosed at autopsy. Results of the study were presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). "The devastating effects of brain injuries suffered by pro football players who repeatedly ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Virtual-Biopsy-For-Earlier-Diagnosis-of-Brain-Disorder-in-Athletes-77520-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Postmortem-Imaging-Guided-Biopsy-Can-Help-Determine-Natural-Causes-Of-Death-75763-1.htm Researchers found that the combination of computed tomography (CT), postmortem CT angiography (CTA) and biopsy can serve as a minimally invasive option for determining natural causes of death such as cardiac arrest, according to a study in the November issue of the IAmerican Journal of Roentgenology/I. In the last decade, postmortem imaging, especially CT, has gained increasing acceptance in the forensic field. However, CT has certain limitations in the assessment of natural death. "Vascular ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Postmortem-Imaging-Guided-Biopsy-Can-Help-Determine-Natural-Causes-Of-Death-75763-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Lymph-Node-Cancer-Spread-Might-be-Predicted-by-Routine-Breast-Cancer-Biopsy-67895-1.htm Researchers say that predicting breast cancer spread from a sentinel lymph node removed during surgery is a hit or miss affair. There are still many false negatives, which means the node, when analyzed under a microscope, appears clean of cancer cells, but metastasis can still occur in the patient. The sentinel node is the first lymph node in the axilla that cancer spreads to. Now, researchers from Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Center say that they have clues to molecular markers on ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Lymph-Node-Cancer-Spread-Might-be-Predicted-by-Routine-Breast-Cancer-Biopsy-67895-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Research-Offers-Alternative-Method-of-Pancreatic-Biopsy-63764-1.htm Endoscopic ultrasound-guided biopsy of pancreatic masses has been proved to be a safe and effective method as an alternative method of pancreatic biopsy by new research. However, if the hospital has no such facilities or patients are unwilling or intolerant of the procedure, computed tomography (CT)-guided biopsy is an alternative method. A research team from Taiwan reviewed 34 CT-guided biopsies in patients with pancreas mass, of whom 24 had a direct path to the mass without passing through a major organ....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Research-Offers-Alternative-Method-of-Pancreatic-Biopsy-63764-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Scientists-Identify-Alternative-to-Invasive-Biopsy-of-Palpable-Breast-Lesions-With-Benign-Imaging-Features-61280-1.htm A study published in the December issue of the IAmerican Journal of Roentgenology/I says that short-term follow-up is a reasonable alternative to invasive biopsy of palpable breast lesions with benign imaging features, particularly in younger women with probable fibroadenoma. The study, performed at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Va., consisted of a group of 320 women with 375 palpable masses with benign features for which short-term follow-up was recommended. "We found ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Scientists-Identify-Alternative-to-Invasive-Biopsy-of-Palpable-Breast-Lesions-With-Benign-Imaging-Features-61280-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Prostate-Biopsy-may-Not-Always-be-Necessary-60620-1.htm Some elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels in men may be caused by a hormone normally occurring in the body, and are not necessarily a predictor of the need for a prostate biopsy, according to a study by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Elevated levels of PSA have traditionally been seen as a potential sign of prostate cancer, leading to the widespread use of PSA testing. However, the researchers found that parathyroid ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Prostate-Biopsy-may-Not-Always-be-Necessary-60620-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Soon-Optical-Biopsy-for-Breast-Cancer-Detection-60616-1.htm An "optical biopsy" that has the potential to determine whether growths are cancerous without even puncturing the skin is being developed by a researcher at University of Florida. Owing to the procedure, women may not have to endure the medical costs, stress and potential complications that accompany invasive biopsies forever. "At this stage, it is just too early for optical tomography to be a screening tool. But you can pretty much say that it is highly likely it can become ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Soon-Optical-Biopsy-for-Breast-Cancer-Detection-60616-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Needle-Biopsy-Should-Be-The-Golden-Standard-For-Breast-Cancer-Diagnosis-Indicates-Report-59194-1.htm A special report says that an alarming 35% of initial diagnostic breast biopsies in the United States are still being done using unnecessary open surgical techniques. This in spite of the fact that it costs as much as three times more than the much less invasive and equally accurate needle biopsy technique. The special report is published in the October issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. A panel of leading breast disease specialists recently convened at the International ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Needle-Biopsy-Should-Be-The-Golden-Standard-For-Breast-Cancer-Diagnosis-Indicates-Report-59194-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/New-and-Improved-Breast-Biopsy-Reduces-Patient-Discomfort-and-Morbidity-53632-1.htm Researchers hope that a newly developed breast biopsy technique may help reduce procedure times, patient discomfort and morbidity. The novel technique is being tested at Roberts Research Institute, the University of Western Ontario and London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada. It uses a mechanical arm to guide the needle for the biopsy. It also has a braking system to allow for accurate placement of the needle, and to avoid needle motion. Breast biopsy procedures, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/New-and-Improved-Breast-Biopsy-Reduces-Patient-Discomfort-and-Morbidity-53632-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/First-Implantable-Device-That-Can-Help-Monitor-Cancer-For-Months-After-Biopsy-51324-1.htm Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed the first implantable device that can help monitor a tumour for weeks or months after the biopsy, tracking its growth and how it responds to treatment. Michael Cima, a professor of Materials Science and Engineering who led the creation of the device, has revealed that it was found to successfully track a tumour marker in mice for one month during a recent study. He and his colleagues reckon that such implants may ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/First-Implantable-Device-That-Can-Help-Monitor-Cancer-For-Months-After-Biopsy-51324-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Improved-Endometrial-Disease-Diagnosis-Possible-With-Ultrasound-guided-Biopsy-50000-1.htm The visualization and diagnosis of diseases of the endometrium (the lining of the uterus) can be made easier by using a certain novel procedure in conjunction with vaginal ultrasounds; say experts at UT Southwestern Medical Center. The doctors involved in their study women who were in the midst of or had gone through menopause and who complained of abnormal bleeding. Abnormal bleeding can indicate certain diseases of the endometrium, a cavity that lines the inside of the uterus, which may or may not be malignant....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Improved-Endometrial-Disease-Diagnosis-Possible-With-Ultrasound-guided-Biopsy-50000-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Alternative-to-Biopsy-Detects-Subtle-Changes-in-Cancer-Cells-49877-1.htm A drop of blood or a chunk of tissue smaller than the period at the end of this sentence may one day be all that is necessary to diagnose cancers and assess their response to treatment, say researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. In a study to be published April 12 in the online version of INature Medicine/I, the scientists used a specialized machine capable of analyzing whether individual cancer-associated proteins were present in the tiny samples and even whether modifications ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Alternative-to-Biopsy-Detects-Subtle-Changes-in-Cancer-Cells-49877-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Biopsy-of-Recurrent-Breast-Cancer-can-Alter-Treatment-48869-1.htm For women with recurrent breast cancer, the treatment the doctor chooses is usually based on the properties of their original breast cancer. A group from Toronto has recently completed the world's first study that compared original breast cancer tumors with a biopsy of suspected tumors that recurred elsewhere in the body. Researchers found that the biopsy resulted in 20% of the women having a significant change in their treatment. In some cases, this was a change in drug treatment and in others, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Biopsy-of-Recurrent-Breast-Cancer-can-Alter-Treatment-48869-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Waiting-For-Biopsy-Results-Can-Cause-Adverse-Health-Effects-47884-1.htm Women who've had a breast biopsy know the anxiety of waiting for the results, but that stress may cause adverse health effects, according to a new study published in the March issue of IRadiology/I. "When women express how taxing it is to have to wait for results, the medical establishment may dismiss their feelings as psychological," said the study's lead author, Elvira V. Lang, M.D., associate professor of radiology at Harvard Medical School and radiologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Waiting-For-Biopsy-Results-Can-Cause-Adverse-Health-Effects-47884-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Mayos-Imaging-Technique-can-Eliminate-Need-for-Liver-Biopsy-43615-1.htm A new imaging technique developed by the Mayo Clinic, US can identify liver fibrosis with greater accuracy and help eliminate the need for livery biopsy. Liver fibrosis is a common condition that can lead to incurable cirrhosis if not treated in time. The technology, called magnetic resonance elastography (MRE), produces color-coded images known as elastograms that indicate how internal organs, muscles and tissues would feel to the touch. Red is the stiffest; purple, the softest. Other imaging techniques do not provide this information....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Mayos-Imaging-Technique-can-Eliminate-Need-for-Liver-Biopsy-43615-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Abnormal-Mammogram-and-Breast-Biopsy-Thanks-to-Hormone-Therapy-33470-1.htm A study has shown that the chances of abnormal mammograms and breast biopsies are greater when combined hormone therapy is used and this might decrease the effectiveness of using these methods for detecting breast cancer. For the study, Rowan T. Chlebowski, M.D., Ph.D., of the Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, and colleagues examined 16,608 post-menopausal women who participated in the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) clinical trial, beginning in 1993 through 1998....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Abnormal-Mammogram-and-Breast-Biopsy-Thanks-to-Hormone-Therapy-33470-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Virtual-Biopsy-May-Help-Keep-Diagnostic-Surgery-Away-32010-1.htm Someday virtual biopsy, a technology used to measure body composition in gyms , could be used to help diagnose cancers minus the pain. Jye Smith from QUT's School of Physical and Chemical Sciences has developed a new diagnostic technique using bioimpedance spectroscopy to diagnose cervical and skin cancers. Bioimpedance measures the electrical characteristics of biological tissue and is used by gyms to calculate amounts of lean tissue, water and fat. "It has only recently been applied to biological ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Virtual-Biopsy-May-Help-Keep-Diagnostic-Surgery-Away-32010-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Sentinel-Lymph-Node-Biopsy-is-Linked-With-Increase-in-Breast-Cancer-Rates-22758-1.htm According to a study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, the incidence of some early stage metastatic breast cancers is increasing, but this finding is likely explained by changes in clinical practice. Deirdre Cronin-Fenton, Ph.D., of Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark, with colleagues at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Md., found that the increase in some early stage breast cancers corresponded to greater use of biopsies of sentinel lymph nodes-the primary ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Sentinel-Lymph-Node-Biopsy-is-Linked-With-Increase-in-Breast-Cancer-Rates-22758-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Ultrasound-Better-Than-Biopsy-for-Breast-Examination-22627-1.htm Researchers have reported that breast masses shown on ultrasound that are diagnosed as "probably benign" can be safely managed with imaging follow-up rather than biopsy. "These findings indicate that ultrasound follow-up can spare women from unnecessary, invasive biopsies," said Oswald Graf, M.D., from the Department of Radiology, Ambulatory Care Center in Steyr, Austria. The American Cancer Society (ACS) estimates that 212,920 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in the United States this year....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Ultrasound-Better-Than-Biopsy-for-Breast-Examination-22627-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=19552 DURHAM, N.C. -- Obese and overweight men who are diagnosed with prostate cancer by biopsy are more likely than healthy weight men to actually have a more aggressive case of the disease than the biopsy results would indicate, according to a study led by a Duke University Medical Center researcher. BRBR The finding suggests that misleading biopsy results may be causing many obese and overweight men to receive inadequate or inappropriate treatment that is not aggressive enough to combat the ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=19552 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=16365 The first thing that a health professional has to cope with while performing a breast biopsy is the stress of a woman and this can be well controlled by an old technique called hypnosis, which not only controlled the anxiety and pain faced by the patient but is also cost effective and avoids side effects. bResearch/b At Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, a study was done on out-patients undergoing large-core needle biopsy (LCNB), the group was randomly divided into three and the first ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=16365 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=14300 A new study at the Mayo Clinic has found that injecting an anesthetic at some points can decrease pain during prostate biopsy. Men with abnormal digital rectal exams or elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) tests ( both appear for prostate cancer), usually get prostate biopsies done. Nearly 16% pf the patients suffer a moderate or higher level of pain during their biopsy, according to a new study presented at the annual meeting of the North Central Section of the American Urological Association, in San Diego....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=14300 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=14262 According to the latest study by the Mayo clinic, injecting an anesthetic at certain points can reduce the pain during prostate biopsy. The new study that is being presented today at the annual meeting of the North Central Section of the American Urological Association, in San Diego, had found that about 16% of patients encounter a moderate or higher level of pain during their biopsy. It was explained that the biopsies are commonly performed on men who have had abnormal digital rectal exams ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=14262 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=13321 Radiologists can help confirm that an MRI-guided breast biopsy has successfully removed the lesion by taking an x-ray of the lesion and slices of the lesion, a new study shows. "Contrast-enhanced MRI of the breast is becoming increasingly useful in patients with lesions that cannot be detected with other techniques," said Basak Erguvan-Dogan, MD, radiologist in Breast Imaging at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. "However, it is hard to confirm removal of the targeted ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=13321 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=13268 An MRI-guided breast biopsy successfully removed the breast lesion by taking x-ray of the lesion as well as slices of the lesion, according to radiologists. ''Contrast-enhanced MRI of the breast is becoming increasingly useful in patients with lesions that cannot be detected with other techniques,'' said Basak Erguvan-Dogan, MD, radiologist in Breast Imaging at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. ''However, it is hard to confirm removal of the targeted lesion because ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=13268 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=12783 Maggie Daley, Mayor Daley's wife was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer in 2002. But the doctors recommended chemotherapy till Jan 2006 and suddenly revised her course of treatment and are planning to go in for a surgery biopsy to remove a residual tumor from her right breast. The procedure will be performed at Northwestern Memorial Hospital under a local anesthesia and is expected to last about an hour. The mayor plans to stay by her side during the surgery. Dr. Kevin P. Bethke, Maggie Daley's ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=12783 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=9937 Researchers from the University of Michigan say that percutaneous image-guided biopsy is of a great help in kidney disease and can help significantly in accurately diagnosing and predicting clinical outcomes. The researchers arrived at these conclusions after reviewing reviewed 153 kidney biopsies in 126 patients. They found that the biopsy results altered the decisions in 60 percent of the patients who were to undergo surgery, tumor ablation, chemotherapy or radiation. It also resulted in avoiding 75 complete renal removals....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=9937 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=1207 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=1207