Sentences with phrase «traditional biopsy»

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.

«We think single - cell analysis could potentially augment traditional biopsy - core histopathology, significantly improving risk assessment and informing treatment decisions, especially in borderline cases.»

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.

«Liquid biopsies are far less invasive than traditional biopsies, a development that not only benefits our patients through a simplified diagnostic procedure but also by significantly enhanced analysis of samples taken,» said Dr. Stanley Hamilton, professor of Pathology and division head of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at MD Anderson, in a statement.

Physicians spent two minutes or less measuring optical spectra from the internal cyst surface before collecting fluid from the cysts as part of the traditional biopsy.

«Liquid biopsies are far less invasive than traditional biopsies.