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Eventually, her father and stepmother convinced her to see a doctor, who told her to return to Canada for a muscle biopsy.
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Abigail Adams, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
The gold standard for fiber typing is a muscle biopsy, which involves slicing out a small piece of muscle for analysis.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 12 Nov. 2024
The emergency biopsy yielded in March 2022 a diagnosis of a stage 2 invasive mammary carcinoma, an aggressive form of breast cancer.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
At the hepatology appointment, a healthcare provider will ask about your health and likely order imaging, including more blood tests, ultrasound, and possibly a liver biopsy.
—Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2024
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Abigail Adams, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
The gold standard for fiber typing is a muscle biopsy, which involves slicing out a small piece of muscle for analysis.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 12 Nov. 2024
The emergency biopsy yielded in March 2022 a diagnosis of a stage 2 invasive mammary carcinoma, an aggressive form of breast cancer.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
At the hepatology appointment, a healthcare provider will ask about your health and likely order imaging, including more blood tests, ultrasound, and possibly a liver biopsy.
—Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Biopsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biopsy. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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