Muscle biopsy is a minor surgical procedure that involves making an incision in the skin to obtain a few small pieces of the underlying muscle for detailed histologic, histochemical, or biochemical ...

The most accessible sensory nerve for biopsy is the sural nerve located behind the ankle. The procedure involves injection of a local anesthetic in the area to be biopsied. An incision about two ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis could soon be diagnosed from a muscle biopsy thanks to a possible diagnostic biomarker that’s been identified in muscle tissue. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a ...

Transrectal ultrasonography and prostate biopsy are important office procedures for urologists. Indeed, since the introduction of PSA screening and with active surveillance becoming more ...