![]() ![]() ![]() After the biopsy you will be asked to avoid blood thinning medication, including aspirin. Make sure your doctor has a list of your medications well ahead of your scan. Our staff will provide you with specific instructions for post biopsy care.ĭepending on the area of biopsy, we may need you to cease blood thinning medication prior to the biopsy, as well as provide recent blood test results. This depends on the region being biopsied. We highly recommend that you discuss all biopsy results with your doctor.Īre there any restrictions after a biopsy? Your results will usually be available 2 -3 days after the biopsy, and will be sent directly from the pathology lab to your doctor. It is not always possible to diagnose exactly the nature of a lump or mass detected by either your doctor or medical imaging scans, without performing an image guided biopsy of the area. Your results will usually be available 2 -3 days after the biopsy, and will be sent directly from the pathology lab to your doctor. Synergy Radiology highly recommends that you discuss all biopsy results with your doctor. With the use of local anaesthetic and our skilled radiologist, the procedure is generally very well tolerated. The sampling is usually done 3-4 times, to ensure as many cells as possible are provided to the pathologist to view. ![]() The radiologist will then administer some local anaesthetic to numb the area, before using the CT scanner / ultrasound machine to guide a needle to the exact location of the lesion before taking samples. For lesions visible under ultrasound, the ultrasound machine is used to locate the lesion. This is used to locate the lesion and plan the biopsy. The Biopsy Procedureįor CT guided biopsies, you will be placed on the CT scanner, and a short, low dose scan targeting the area required will be performed. We may also need to see any recent blood test results.Īfter the biopsy you will be asked to avoid blood thinning medication, including aspirin. However, if the biopsy involves an area such as the liver, we may request for you to cease blood thinning medication prior to the biopsy. It is important to bring all previous images and reports relating to the region being imaged i.e films and previous Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA) and biopsy results.įor most biopsy procedures, no preparation is required. Please bring your referral (letter from your doctor) and your Medicare and/or Pension Health care card with you to your appointment. Using the image guidance ensures that the needle is placed in the correct position and the sample of cells being taken, is from within the lesion. Biopsy of Breast, Thyroid, Lung, Liver, Kidney and other masses can all be performed. The recommendation of a biopsy should not alarm you and is often precautionary to ensure a better interpretation of results.Ī biopsy is performed to remove cells from the lesion or area in question and these are then sent to be viewed under the microscope by a pathologist for a more definitive answer.Īt Synergy Radiology our highly trained radiologists can perform biopsy of various lesions using the guidance of Ultrasound or CT. ![]() This may be a clinical decision by your doctor, or may be suggested by the radiologist at the time of reporting your initial scan As it is not always possible to diagnose a lump based on the information in an image, so it can be very useful to perform an image guided biopsy of the area. An image guided biopsy is a highly effective diagnostic tool. ![]()
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