title: Modified Tru-Cut needle with exchangeable blunt stylet for safe puncture: technical note.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, RWTH Aachen, Federal Republic of Germany.
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Klose
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D009339:Needles; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed