Newsletter - June 2014     Dear MDCT.net users, Following on from last month’s topic of CT-guided biopsy of the chest, this newsletter focuses on the abdominal organs and the use of CT guidance for biopsy in this body region. Although ultrasonography has traditionally been used as the main imaging technique for this procedure, CT is playing an increasingly important role in medical interventions such as biopsy for its ability to assess anatomical sites precisely and to minimize complications. Differently from chest biopsy, however, abdominal biopsy seems to benefit from the intravenous administration of contrast medium to better identify lesions and to accurately differentiate them from structures to avoid. In the new Focus on, Michele Anzidei (Rome, Italy) describes the technical aspects and clinical indications for CT-guided biopsy of abdominal structures, specifically the liver, pancreas, retroperitoneal space, kidneys, adrenal glands, lymph nodes and bone. The selection of recently published research articles and chapters of e-books provides additional information on the use of CT guidance in abdominal biopsy, while the clinical cases included here highlight some real-life examples of this approach in clinical practice. We remind you that suggestions for new topics to be covered in future issues are very appreciated: for this purpose please contact us at editorial@mdct.net . From the MDCT.net team     view »       • Gaudio F, Pedote P, Ferrante A et al.  CT-guided needle biopsy performed with modified coaxial technique in patients with refractory or recurrent lymphomas. Ann Hematol. 2014 Apr 24. [Epub ahead of print] • Abdullah BJ, Yeong CH, Goh KL et al.  Robot-assisted radiofrequency ablation of primary and secondary liver tumours: early experience. Eur Radiol. 2014 Jan;24(1):79-85   • Pi XL, Tang Z, Fu LQ et al.  A new method of kidney biopsy using low dose CT-guidance with coaxial trocar and bard biopsy gun. Biol Proced Online. 2013 Jan 7;15(1):1       FROM THE MDCT.net ARCHIVE   Abdominal pain and diarrhea Man, 67 years old view » Acute renal failure and hypertensive urgency Woman, 23 years old view » Abdominal lymph node tuberculosis Woman, 36 years old view »     Intraoperative Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy Jolesz FA, ed. Springer 2014 • Table of Contents • CT-Guided Interventions: Current Practice and Future Directions view » Percutaneous Image-Guided Biopsy Ahrar K, Gupta S Springer 2014 • Table of Contents • Nodes and Soft Tissue Masses Involving the Retroperitoneum, Mesentery, Omentum, and Peritoneal Ligaments view » Interventional Radiology Procedures in Biopsy and Drainage Gervais DA, Sabharwal T Springer 2011 • Table of Contents • Liver Biopsy view »     If you wish to be removed from this email list, please click here If you would like to view our Privacy Policy, click here