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Ultrasound-Guided Biopsy, Aspiration and Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology

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Ultrasound-guided percutaneous biopsy, drainage of abdominal abscess and aspiration of cyst and fluid have become routine diagnostic procedures nowadays. It is an accurate, safe and widely accepted cost-effective technique for management of superficial as well as deeply located solid or cystic masses.

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Dwivedi, M.K. (2018). Ultrasound-Guided Biopsy, Aspiration and Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology. In: Diwakar, R. (eds) Basics of Abdominal, Gynaecological, Obstetrics and Small Parts Ultrasound. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4873-9_9

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