Sentences with phrase «small biopsy samples»

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Blood tests of liver functions provide important clues that aid in the diagnosis, and a liver biopsy (an analysis of a small sample of liver tissue under a microscope) often provides the definitive answer.

The doctor might also do a «scope» of the digestive tract, including taking some biopsies (small tissue samples).

A breast biopsy involves the removal of a small tissue sample from the breast for lab testing to determine if any cancerous cell changes are present.

«Most of what we are all doing with liquid biopsies is dealing with very small numbers [of molecules], so using a poor sample extraction or nonoptimized kit can really get rid of a lot of the signal,» she says.

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.

Previously, the most accurate form of testing for thyroid cancer was a fine - needle aspiration biopsy, where a doctor guides a thin needle to the thyroid and removes a small tissue sample for testing.

Researchers in the Czech Republic then tested the UV light - assisted biopsy technique in the field, using it to collect small samples from areas of bat wing that fluoresced under UV light.

Analyzing small intestine biopsy samples from food allergy patients (who gave authorized consent) the scientists looked for molecular signatures of MMC9 cells.

Now, a group headed by Ramnik Xavier, a gastroenterologist at Harvard Medical School in Boston, has collected fecal samples and taken biopsies of the lower part of the small intestine and rectum from 447 children who had just been diagnosed with Crohn's, and a control group of 221 kids who had noninflammatory abdominal symptoms, such as bloating and diarrhea.

You might even take a biopsy, a small sample of whale flesh, and do a more detailed study of genetic differences among individual Humpbacks.

A biopsy is a procedure in which a doctor removes a small sample of tissue.

In many cases cancers can be diagnosed by withdrawing a sample of tumor cells with a small needle, while in other cases a surgical biopsy may be performed.

The most definitive way to diagnose IBD is through biopsies of small samples of the intestinal lining.

Small samples can sometimes be collected after local anesthesia is used, e.g., a skin biopsy.

Additional testing may include testing of blood and tissue samples, diagnostic imaging such as ultrasound and radiography, biopsies of masses, internal organs or bone marrow, and endoscopy including; bronchoscopy (lungs), cystoscopy (bladder & urethra), colonoscopy (colon & small bowel), gastroduodenoscopy (stomach & upper intestines), rhinoscopy (nasal cavity), laparoscopy (minimally invasive surgery for biopsies of internal organs).

If it's too hard to tell, your vet will take a small tissue sample from the lump and send it out for a biopsy.

If none of these tests point to another reason for your cat's symptoms, biopsies, which are small tissue samples taken from your cat's gastrointestinal tract, will be necessary.

A biopsy is when a small sample of a tissue, most often a lump or growth, is taken for analysis to determine what it is.

Sometimes, a biopsy of the intestine is done by removing a small sample of tissue from the intestinal wall.

We can use a slightly larger needle and try again, biopsy the lump (obtaining a small tissue sample), remove the entire lump with surgery, or monitor it carefully and see if it changes in a short period.

This useful tool helps doctors to see inside of the esophagus and the stomach; and when necessary, the endoscope can be used to extract small objects or to obtain biopsy samples.

The biopsy instrument can cut a small sample piece of tissue from the organ's lining.

Your veterinarian will submit the tissue samples, either a biopsy or small part of the tumor or the entire mass, to a specialized laboratory.

To determine if the mass is cancerous or benign, a doctor would order a biopsy, which involves the removal of a small tissue sample that is then analyzed by a pathologist.

These can include an ultrasound; endometrial biopsy (taking a small sample of tissue from the lining of your uterus); and laparoscopy (inserting a tiny camera through a small cut in your belly button to look at your reproductive organs).