Biopsy Procedure Articles & Analysis
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It combines the accuracy of MRI with the real-time monitoring of ultrasound to detect more clinically significant cancer, while preventing unnecessary biopsies. Unlike standard systematic biopsy, fusion can track lesions over time with imaging or repeat biopsy during active surveillance. ...
The device expands the startup’s “all-in-one” gynecological system LUMINELLE DTx, an endoscopic platform that enables diagnostic and operative procedures, such as uterine and bladder biopsies, to be performed in the office. ...
We truly believe that Imagio® can make a difference in both diagnostic confidence and patient experiences.” Breast biopsy procedures caused by false-positive diagnostic assessments in the United States cost the healthcare system more than $2 billion per year. ...
Cleared by the FDA, VelacurTM is a handheld, point of care ultrasound solution that quantifies liver stiffness using technology similar to MRI elastography combined with 3D tissue sampling. Unlike biopsy and MRI, the procedure is non-invasive, comfortable and convenient. ...
“When used alongside the AI decision support tool, OA imaging has the potential to reduce false positives and thus biopsies of benign masses, versus ultrasound alone, without sacrificing sensitivity.” Breast biopsy procedures caused by false-positive diagnostic assessments in the United States cost the healthcare system more than $2 ...
It provides consistently accurate results, enabling a clear picture of liver health in real time, so physicians can be confident in the diagnosis, treatment and care of their patients with chronic liver disease. Unlike biopsy and MRI, the procedure is non-invasive, comfortable and convenient. ...
CONFIDENCE registry endpoints to be analyzed include: Specificity, negative-likelihood ratio, sensitivity, and positive-likelihood ratio for the Imagio® System versus other standard-of-care imaging modalities, Use of the Imagio® System in comparison to, and in combination with, other imaging modalities in impacting the decision to biopsy, Quality of Life Assessment ...
We look forward to using SENSEI in more procedures and evaluating the probe in combination with the new targeted imaging agent, 99mTc-PSMA, for direct detection of disease metastasis in pelvic lymph nodes." ...
It provides consistently accurate results, enabling a clear picture of liver health in real time, so physicians can be confident in the diagnosis, treatment and care of their patients with chronic liver disease. Unlike biopsy and MRI, the procedure is non-invasive, comfortable and convenient. ...
The LUMINELLE 360° Bx sheath, combined with the LUMINELLE DTx System, is the first and only integrated directed biopsy device not requiring the use of additional instruments, and indicated for uterine and bladder biopsies. ...
Clinical evidence for micro-ultrasound is growing exponentially with publications from more than a dozen institutions reporting on more than 3,000 individual biopsy cases. Toronto, Canada -- (March 31, 2021) Exact Imaging™ (www.exactimaging.com), the world’s leader in high-resolution micro-ultrasound systems enabling real-time imaging and biopsy ...
The EPI test is a risk assessment tool that assists physicians and their patients with determining if a prostate biopsy is needed when presented with an ambiguous PSA test result, thereby reducing complications from unnecessary and invasive procedures. ...
The current standard of care relies on measuring changes in serum creatinine levels, which has poor sensitivity and specificity for detecting kidney transplant rejection, and can rise and fall due to numerous factors, leading to challenges making therapeutic decisions in a timely manner. Utilization of needle biopsy procedure and histology is more accurate; ...
The company’s Imagio® Breast Imaging System uses non-invasive opto-acoustic ultrasound (OA/US) technology to provide information on suspicious breast lesions in real time, helping providers characterize and differentiate masses that may – or may not – require more invasive diagnostic evaluation. Breast biopsy procedures caused by ...
Among patients scheduled for repeat biopsies, the econometric model indicated that the use of IsoPSA reduced the number of biopsies required by 34% overall, generating significant cost savings to the healthcare system (16% savings compared to the standard care arm). ...
CrossBay Medical receives FDA Clearance for CrossGlide™ ETS Plus for frictionless, office-based endometrial biopsy procedures focused on patient comfort. Similar to the CrossGlide ETS, Endometrial Tissue Sampler (which received FDA clearance this summer), the ETS Plus also enables medical providers to perform a frictionless, office-based endometrial ...
Buck Ear Curettes are used to debride and excise tissues as part of a biopsies or cleaning procedures in ear pathologies. The long hexagonal handle and shaft end with a resilient ring-shaped blade. ...
The CrossGlide™ ETS, the third product to utilize the frictionless CrossGlide technology platform, enables medical providers to perform an office-based endometrial biopsy procedure gently, effortlessly and without a tenaculum. The product is designed for simpler access to the uterine cavity than currently available ...
The use of this technology allows a novel way to obtain an office-based endometrial biopsy, a very common tissue-sampling procedure performed in women’s health offices worldwide. The ETS is the third product using the frictionless CrossGlide™ technology to receive marketing authorization and will be made available for use in endometrial ...
Employees spent time getting to know patients, their first-hand experience and the many exams they underwent, including painful biopsy procedures, to assess whether the suspicious mass was benign or malignant. ...