Biopsy

"Biopsy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Removal and pathologic examination of specimens from the living body.

Descriptor ID	D001706
MeSH Number(s)	E01.370.225.500.384.100 E01.370.225.998.054 E01.370.388.100 E04.074 E05.200.500.384.100 E05.200.998.054 E05.242.384.100
Concept/Terms	Biopsy Biopsy Biopsies

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Biopsy".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Diagnosis [E01]
Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures [E01.370]
Clinical Laboratory Techniques [E01.370.225]
Cytological Techniques [E01.370.225.500]
Cytodiagnosis [E01.370.225.500.384]
Biopsy [E01.370.225.500.384.100]
Specimen Handling [E01.370.225.998]
Biopsy [E01.370.225.998.054]
Diagnostic Techniques, Surgical [E01.370.388]
Biopsy [E01.370.388.100]
Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
Biopsy [E04.074]
Investigative Techniques [E05]
Clinical Laboratory Techniques [E05.200]
Cytological Techniques [E05.200.500]
Cytodiagnosis [E05.200.500.384]
Biopsy [E05.200.500.384.100]
Specimen Handling [E05.200.998]
Biopsy [E05.200.998.054]
Cytological Techniques [E05.242]
Cytodiagnosis [E05.242.384]
Biopsy [E05.242.384.100]

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Biopsy" by people in this website by year, and whether "Biopsy" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 132 publications over 27 distinct years, with a maximum of 13 publications in 2019

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	2	2
1997	0	1	1
1998	0	1	1
2002	0	4	4
2003	0	8	8
2004	0	2	2
2005	0	1	1
2006	0	4	4
2007	0	2	2
2008	0	6	6
2009	2	4	6
2010	0	5	5
2011	1	5	6
2012	1	8	9
2013	0	9	9
2014	0	6	6
2015	0	6	6
2016	0	9	9
2017	2	5	7
2018	0	5	5
2019	1	12	13
2020	1	3	4
2021	0	2	2
2022	0	2	2
2023	0	6	6
2024	0	4	4
2025	0	2	2

Below are the most recent publications written about "Biopsy" by people in Profiles.

Gonz?lez-Ch?vez SA, Loya-Rivera M, Nair S, Prieto-Carrasco R, Chaparro-Barrera E, Ruizesparza-Hinojos DA, Roy S, Pacheco-Tena C. IL-33 links inflammation and bone remodeling in experimental spondyloarthritis and human joint biopsies. Cytokine. 2025 Dec; 196:157031.

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Venables M, Taylor A, Murdoch J, De Sousa JL, Keen H. Use of fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography in diagnosing giant cell arteritis in a Western Australian tertiary centre: a 36-month analysis. Intern Med J. 2025 08; 55(8):1308-1315.

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Huang TTF, Walker B, Ahn HJ, Ishikawa KM, Arnett C, Huang CTF. Predicting frequency distributions of blastocyst biopsy genotypes by their discrete cohort size using the binomial theorem. Reprod Biomed Online. 2025 05; 50(5):104428.

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Chiarelli G, Davis M, Stephens A, Cirulli GO, Finati M, Corsi NJ, Sood A, Tinsley S, Carrieri G, Briganti A, Montorsi F, Lughezzani G, Buffi N, Rogers C, Abdollah F. Comparison of patient background between a real-world North American cohort and the G?teborg-2 trial. Int J Urol. 2024 May; 31(5):562-567.

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Noriega Landa E, Quaye GE, Su X, Badmos S, Holbrook KL, Polascik TJ, Adams ES, Deivasigamani S, Gao Q, Annabi MH, Habib A, Lee WY. Urinary fatty acid biomarkers for prostate cancer detection. PLoS One. 2024; 19(2):e0297615.

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Elhusseiny AM, Azhari JO, Kornhauser T, Kilgore DA, Wilson DK, Bielamowicz KJ, Stallings-Archer KA, Pemberton JD. Isolated eyelid neonatal Langerhans cell histiocytosis. Orbit. 2025 Feb; 44(1):82-86.

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Meyer HJ, Mamani S, Li Z, Shi L, Alfano RR. Femtosecond optical Kerr effect in normal and grades of cancerous breast tissues as a new optical biopsy method. J Biophotonics. 2024 02; 17(2):e202300344.

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Mistry NA, Sun Z, Sweis J, McCall C, Marshall N, Ofori B, Hollowell CMP, Kittles RA, Schaeffer EM, Abern M, Gann P, Murphy AB. Development and Validation of a Prostate Biopsy Risk Calculator in Black Men. J Urol. 2024 02; 211(2):223-233.

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Bangaru S, Sundaresh R, Lee A, Prause N, Hao F, Dong TS, Tincopa M, Cholankeril G, Rich NE, Kawamoto J, Bhattacharya D, Han SB, Patel AA, Shaheen M, Benhammou JN. Predictive Algorithm for Hepatic Steatosis Detection Using Elastography Data in the Veterans Affairs Electronic Health Records. Dig Dis Sci. 2023 12; 68(12):4474-4484.

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Busby D, Rich JM, Grauer R, Kaufmann B, Pandav K, Sood A, Tewari AK, Menon M, Patel HD, Gorin MA. Biopsy and Erectile Functional Outcomes of Partial Prostate Ablation: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Prospective Studies. Urology. 2023 12; 182:14-26.

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