Modified Tru-Cut needle with exchangeable blunt stylet for safe puncture: technical note.
A modified Tru-Cut needle has been developed to safely bypass interposed vital structures during large-bore biopsies of solid lesions in various regions of the body. The needle allows blunt advancement in critical locations and facilitates accurate pin-point advancement when needed. The needle performed as designed in computed tomography (CT)-guided biopsies of 31 solid lesions.
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Department of Diagnostic Radiology, RWTH Aachen, Federal Republic of Germany.
D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D009339:Needles; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed