Over a period of 10 years (January 1995 to September 2005), we performed percutaneous liver biopsy in 631 consecutive patients at two liver centers in Athens, Greece: Evangelismos General Hospital and ...

Expert clinicians remark on the current role of the liver biopsy in the diagnosis of advanced fibrosis due to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and highlight considerations for utilizing newer, noninvasive ...

A liver biopsy is a medical procedure in which a small amount of liver tissue is surgically removed so it can be analyzed in a laboratory. Liver biopsies are usually done to evaluate disease, such as ...

Two different types of liver tissue sample can be obtained: wedge and needle biopsy specimens. [38] A wedge biopsy can be taken during laparoscopic or open surgery. All pathologists would agree, ...

A person with symptoms of a liver problem may need to undergo a liver biopsy to determine the cause. A doctor can then make treatment recommendations based on the liver biopsy results. Liver biopsies ...

Liver biopsies are traditionally performed to determine the cause and stage of liver disease, as well as to inform treatment decisions and determine prognosis. In 2001, Bravo et al. observed that ...

MagnePath, an Australian company, is a digital health-medtech crossover that sees a way to reduce the time and cost of liver biopsies by using MRI scans to help map the liver. The technique initially ...

The popularity of noninvasive options to diagnose liver disease has been growing, but are there times when more traditional methods like liver biopsy are still needed for a precise diagnosis? Medical ...

ASPIRATION or punch needle biopsy of the liver is a recognized diagnostic procedure. In research in recent years, in an attempt to correlate liver function and histopathology, this method of obtaining ...

If your doctor recommends a liver biopsy, you may feel anxious. A biopsy involves collecting tissue from inside your body so a doctor can study it. The procedure may be uncomfortable, but it’s usually ...