title: Curved needle technique for the avoidance of interposed structures in CT-guided percutaneous fine needle biopsy.
abstract: A previously unreported technique by which interposed structures can be avoided in CT-guided percutaneous fine needle biopsy is described. Fine gauge biopsy needles are curved before insertion, either directly or through a coaxial guidance needle. The are described by the needle allows an intervening structure to be avoided.
authors.affiliation: York District General Hospital, England, UK.
authors.forename: N G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Warnock
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009339:Needles; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed