Core needle biopsies may take up to an hour, especially if imaging is used to guide the needle. Surgical biopsies can take two hours or longer, including recovery time. Yes, a biopsy can confirm ...

Then, your radiologist will make a small incision in your breast and insert a biopsy needle through to take a sample of your ...

All repeat biopsies used a transrectal ultrasound-guided 12-core protocol, in which six biopsy cores were obtained from the periphery of the prostate (directed bilaterally at the base, mid-zone ...