Fine needle aspiration is a type of biopsy procedure. In fine needle aspiration, a thin needle is inserted into an area of abnormal-appearing tissue or body fluid. As with other types of biopsies, the ...

Different electronic linear scanning endoscopes are commercially available for EUS-FNA ( Table 1). Some of these devices have an elevator that should facilitate the positioning of the needle. When ...

Background and Aims: Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) is a safe and accurate technique for diagnosing pancreatic cancer. The value of repeat EUS-FNA in patients with high ...

Fine needle aspiration cytology alone is not accurate enough to adequately assess the malignant potential of cystic pancreatic lesions, according to the results of a trial presented at Digestive ...

Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is an established, minimally invasive diagnostic tool used in the evaluation of salivary gland lesions. By obtaining cellular material through a fine needle, ...

Paul Ehrlich is credited with performing the first percutaneous liver biopsy in 1883 in Germany. 1 After Menghini reported a technique for “one-second needle biopsy of the liver” in 1958, the ...