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image guided biopsy
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A biopsy which uses an imaging procedure to guide a needle biopsy.
Term info
Label
image guided biopsy
alternative term
image guided needle biopsy, imaging guided biopsy, image-guided biopsy
definition source
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/cancer/in-depth/biopsy/art-20043922
editor preferred term
image guided biopsy
example of usage
Image-guided needle biopsy allows a doctor to biopsy suspicious areas that aren't readily seen or felt through skin, such as in a prostate gland.
has curation status
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/IAO_0000122
term editor
Damion Dooley