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Needle Biopsy
Needle Biopsy
Needle Biopsy
Needle Biopsy
Needle Biopsy

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Needle Biopsy Defined

Removal of a small sample of tissue with a wide-bore needle and suction.

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Endoscopic ultrasound 99.1 percent accurate in diagnosing pancreatic neoplasms

Published August 27, 2008, 3:43 pm, News-Medical-Net

Researchers from St. Louis University School of Medicine in Missouri report that EUS and EUS-FNA is 99.1 percent accurate in diagnosing pancreatic neoplasms (abnormal growths or tumors) in patients who were referred for endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) because of CT and/or MRI reports of two common, though somewhat ambiguous findings - enlargement of head of pancreas (HOP) or dilation of the ...

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Endoscopic ultrasound highly accurate in evaluating ambiguous radiographic findings of the pancreas

Published August 27, 2008, 9:21 am, EurekAlert!

( American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy ) Researchers from St. Louis University School of Medicine in Missouri report that EUS and EUS-FNA is 99.1 percent accurate in diagnosing pancreatic neoplasms (abnormal growths or tumors) in patients who were referred for endoscopic ultrasound because of CT and/or MRI reports of two common, though somewhat ambiguous findings -- enlargement of ...

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Prostate Chronicles - Chapter 3: Too Much Information

Published August 27, 2008, 6:48 am, WCPN Cleveland

Wow, this is just like Ben Casey or Doctor Kildare. I’m flat on my back on a hospital gurney being wheeled through a maze of corridors heading for an appointment with a surgical knife. Make that two surgical knives. But, I’m getting ahead of myself.

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Cancer Test for Women Raises Hope, and Concern

Published August 27, 2008, 3:50 am, The Gadsden Times

An ovarian cancer test prompts questions on regulation and risk, and experts worry it may mean unneeded surgery.

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A rare survival story in a brush with a rare and deadly cancer

Published August 26, 2008, 9:58 pm, Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune

Heather Von St. James calls herself "the poster child for hope after meso." She has been disease free for 2 1/2 years after a radical surgery and treatment for the asbestos-related cancer -- mesothelioma.

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Cancer test for women raises hope, and concern

Published August 26, 2008, 7:41 am, Spartanburg Herald-Journal

Published: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at 4:32 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at 9:44 a.m. A new blood test aimed at detecting ovarian cancer at an early, still treatable stage is stirring hopes among women and their physicians.

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Ascension Develops World's Smallest Six Degrees-of-Freedom Sensor For Emerging Medical Procedures

Published August 25, 2008, 3:13 am, Medical News Today

Ascension Technology Corporation has shrunk the dimensions of its 3D Guidance medSAFE magnetic sensor without sacrificing tracking parameters. The outer diameter of its new sensor is 0.90 mm (0.035 inch), small enough to comfortably fit the hollow tube of a 19-gauge biopsy needle.

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This is only a test: 6 medical exams explained

Published August 24, 2008, 9:50 am, MSNBC

It's a fact of midlife: After 40, we're more likely to need certain medical tests to preserve our health. Here's what to expect during some of the most common procedures.

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Challenged by cancer, Joe Hessling "overwhelmed" by support

Published August 23, 2008, 8:52 am, The Wayne Independent

“What keeps me strong is the hope that through the prayers and that, that there’s a light at the end of this tunnel, and that my cancer will dissipate, or at least will go into remission.”This past June, Joe Hessling, Circulation Director at The Wayne Independent, The News Eagle, Carbondale News and The Villager, was diagnosed with stage 4, pancreatic cancer.

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Neighbors work to aid cancer-stricken, blind state trooper, family

Published August 21, 2008, 12:24 am, The Times Express

Local residents have organized fundraisers to help a state trooper combat his blindness and cancer.  read more »

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