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More Uses for Ultrasound Ultrasound can also be used to guide a surgeon during a breast biopsy, so the most accurate tissue sample can be taken.
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Doctors currently rely on external ultrasound probes combined with pre-operative imaging scans to visualise soft tissue and organs during keyhole procedures as the miniature surgical instruments used do not support internal ultrasound imaging.
«The optical ultrasound needle is perfect for procedures where there is a small tissue target that is hard to see during keyhole surgery using current methods and missing it could have disastrous consequences,» said Dr Malcolm Finlay, study co-lead and consultant cardiologist at QMUL and Barts Heart Centre.
During the ultrasound therapy, doctors guided a hollow needle tip into an area of «problem» tissue by means of ultrasound guidance.