Ultrasonography-Guided Biopsy Techniques: Current Trends, Challenges, and Future Directions

Abstract

Ultrasonography has become a crucial part of the majority of interventional radiology departments in recent years. For biopsy procedures, ultrasonography offers reliable and efficient guidance. By allowing the radiologist to always keep the needle's path inside the ultrasonic beam, needle-guidance systems can make biopsy procedures easier for radiologists with little experience. The needle can be confidently advanced on target in this way. Skilled interventional radiologists can employ the freehand technique, which gives them more freedom in terms of skin puncture and needle path, enabling them to be creative in achieving challenging targets. The ability to see the needle tip at all times during the insertion and sampling process is the primary benefit of ultrasonography over computed tomography in image-guided biopsy. When the lesion is very deep or when the lesion is obscured by highly reflective surfaces (such as bone or a gas-filled colon), ultrasound is not very useful for guiding biopsies in obese patients. Ultrasound guided biopsy is a type of diagnostic procedure in which the professional extracts a piece of tissue from infected area for examination due to which we are able to identify the type of disease, the level of damage or infection. The main outcome after the research paper is that we get information related to biopsy which include procedure, benefits, risk, side-effects and post procedural care and conclusion. The aim of the research is to give an ideal knowledge regarding biopsy and ultrasound use in biopsy procedure with the help of suitable examples. A minimally invasive, real-time, safe and efficient method of diagnosing peripheral lung lesions is ultrasonic guided lung biopsy. Clinically, USLB is now rather common. USLB lacks extensive sample studies, therefore its accuracy is poor; moreover, specimens from USLB are hardly used for microbial cultures. After reading this research paper it will help you to fully grasp the ideas of the technique, including the real-time imaging features that support exact needle placement in desired tissues. Such revelations also relate to the clinical uses of this minimally invasive technique, especially for the diagnosis of several diseases including cancer. 

Keywords: Ultrasonography, Interventional Radiology, Biopsy, Medical Imaging, Diagnostic Procedure, Invasive.