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. 2012 Nov;9(11):683; author reply 683.
doi: 10.1038/nrgastro.2012.100-c1. Epub 2012 Oct 2.

Biopsy and personalized medicine

Hayet Amalou, Bradford J Wood
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Biopsy and personalized medicine

Hayet Amalou et al. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2012 Nov.
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Fusion-guided biopsy for accurate image-to-tissue correlation. a–d | PET with CT and ultrasound-guided biopsy can be used to characterize a specific portion of a heterogeneous tumour. Real-time feedback from the fusion of modalities enables the display of a virtual biopsy needle (pale blue line) in relation to the CT and PET scan defined target (blue dots). Tissue sampling is from exactly where the PET scan has the most activity (red circle), which could prove to be a useful tool for tumour characterization during drug discovery and development of personalized medicine. Permission obtained from Elsevier Ltd © Wood, B. J. et al. J. Vasc. Interv. Radiol. 8 (8 Suppl.), S257–S263 (2010).
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