title: Percutaneous biopsy in the abdomen and pelvis: a step-by-step approach.
abstract: Percutaneous abdominal biopsies provide referring physicians with valuable diagnostic and prognostic information that guides patient care. All biopsy procedures follow a similar process that begins with the preprocedure evaluation of the patient and ends with the postprocedure management of the patient. In this review, a step-by-step approach to both routine and challenging abdominal biopsies is covered with an emphasis on the differences in biopsy devices and imaging guidance modalities. Adjunctive techniques that may facilitate accessing a lesion in a difficult location or reduce procedure risk are described. An understanding of these concepts will help maintain the favorable safety profile and high diagnostic yield associated with percutaneous biopsies.
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA. gcarberry@uwhealth.org.|Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, E3/342 Clinical Science Center, 600 Highland Ave., Madison, WI, 53792-3252, USA. gcarberry@uwhealth.org.
authors.forename: George A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Carberry
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA.
authors.forename: Meghan G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Lubner
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA.
authors.forename: Shane A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Wells
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA.
authors.forename: J Louis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Hinshaw
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen; D003287:Contrast Media; D006801:Humans; D061705:Image-Guided Biopsy / Q000379:methods*; D053783:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Interventional; D018579:Patient Selection; D010388:Pelvis; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media
keywords: Abdomen; Biopsy; Percutaneous