Fields of application
The Rotex instrument was originally constructed for the biopsy of lung lesions. It has, however, proven to be equally suitable for the biopsy of other organs such as the liver, the kidney, lymph nodes, mammary tissue, etc. Even malignant bone lesions may be biopsied with the instrument. In this case a guide cannula 1.5 mm in diameter is first introduced through the overlying soft tissue and normal bone structures. The Rotex screw needle biopsy instrument is then inserted through this cannula. Sampling of material may then be performed as described above for soft tissue biopsies.
