A bioptome is a small pincer-shaped cutting/grasping instrument used in medicine for taking endomyocardial biopsy specimens of the heart muscle following heart transplantation in rejection monitoring and for diagnosing some diseases of the heart.
Technique
It is flexible and usually operated under the guidance of fluoroscopy or echocardiography.
History
Since 1962, many modifications to the device and techniques in its use have been made.
References
- ^ Baim, Donald S. (2006). "20. Endomyocardial biopsy". Grossman's Cardiac Catheterization, Angiography, and Intervention. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 396. ISBN 9780781755672.
- Unterberg-Buchwald, Christina; Ritter, Christian Oliver; Reupke, Verena; Wilke, Robin Niklas; Stadelmann, Christine; Steinmetz, Michael; Schuster, Andreas; Hasenfuß, Gerd; Lotz, Joachim; Uecker, Martin (19 April 2017). "Targeted endomyocardial biopsy guided by real-time cardiovascular magnetic resonance". Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance. 19 (1): 45. doi:10.1186/s12968-017-0357-3. ISSN 1097-6647. PMC 5395773. PMID 28424090.
- Asher, Alex (July 2017). "A review of endomyocardial biopsy and current practice in England: out of date or underutilised?". The British Journal of Cardiology. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- Melvin, Kenneth R.; Mason, Jay W. (15 June 1982). "Endomyocardial biopsy: its history, techniques and current indications". Canadian Medical Association Journal. 126 (12): 1381–1386. ISSN 0008-4409. PMC 1863164. PMID 7044509.
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