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 ...

Fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) is the most commonly used technique for performing a breast biopsy. For a palpable breast lump, a fine needle is inserted through the skin and directed towards the ...

Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy (EUS-FNA) is currently performed on a routine basis at many endoscopic centers and it is evident that this procedure has a major impact on ...

Ancillary molecular testing is being used increasingly to direct personalized cancer therapy for solid organ malignancies. In a large fraction of patients, these diagnoses are established by using ...

When you get a thyroid biopsy, your doctor will take a little bit of your thyroid or lumps (known as nodules) growing on it to test in a lab. Nodules are very common in the thyroid, which is a ...

TOKYO & HAMBURG, Oct 6, 2025 - (JCN Newswire) - Olympus Corporation (Olympus), a global MedTech company committed to making people’s lives healthier, safer and more fulfilling, today announced the ...

The National Health Service Breast Screening Programme (NHSBSP) was introduced in the United Kingdom in 1987, following publication of the findings of an expert committee the previous year. At present ...

THIS ARTICLE DESCRIBES CONTEMPORARY UNDERSTANDING of fine-needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy of the thyroid gland, with particular reference to its triage role in the investigation of thyroid nodules. A ...