While more sensitive assays have enabled doctors to take smaller samples of some types of solid tumors, oncologists have long dreamed of avoiding traditional biopsies altogether. (sciencemag.org)
«We think single - cell analysis could potentially augment traditional biopsy - core histopathology, significantly improving risk assessment and informing treatment decisions, especially in borderline cases.» (sciencedaily.com)
Rais - Bahrami adds that MRI - US fusion - guided biopsy is a clinic - based procedure that can be performed under local anesthesia; the patient's experience of this new biopsy versus traditional biopsy without MRI guidance is the same, but with more accurate outcomes based on the targeting approach. (sciencedaily.com)