Echogenic polymer coating: does it improve needle visualization in sonographically guided biopsy?

AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2002 May;178(5):1188-90. doi: 10.2214/ajr.178.5.1781188.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Gland Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Adrenal Gland Diseases / pathology*
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Biopsy, Needle / instrumentation*
  • Biopsy, Needle / methods*
  • Coated Materials, Biocompatible*
  • Contrast Sensitivity*
  • Doppler Effect*
  • Female
  • Gastrointestinal Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Gastrointestinal Diseases / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Liver Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Liver Diseases / pathology*
  • Lymphatic Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Lymphatic Diseases / pathology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pancreatic Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Pancreatic Diseases / pathology*
  • Polymers*
  • Prospective Studies
  • Splenic Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Splenic Diseases / pathology*
  • Ultrasonography

Substances

  • Coated Materials, Biocompatible
  • Polymers