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A disposable Jamshidi needle

The Jamshidi needle is a trephine needle for performing bone marrow biopsy, whereby a cylindrical sample of tissue, a core biopsy specimen, is obtained. It is a cylindrical needle with a tapered cutting tip. [1] The tapered end reduces the potential of crush artifact. [2] It is the most commonly used needle for performing bone marrow biopsies. [3] The device is named for its inventor Khosrow Jamshidi who is an Iranian physician. [4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Lewis, Shirley Mitchell; Bain, Barbara J.; Bates, Imelda (2006), Dacie and Lewis practical haematology (10 ed.), Elsevier Health Sciences, p. 124, ISBN  978-0-443-06660-3
  2. ^ Gotlib, Jason R.; Fechter, Lenn (2007), One hundred questions and answers about myelodysplastic syndromes, Jones & Bartlett Learning, p. 21, ISBN  978-0-7637-5333-7
  3. ^ "Bone Marrow Aspiration and Biopsy". Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health. 2006-01-01. Archived from the original on 2013-11-05. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
  4. ^ SOFT TISSUE BIOPSY DEVICE - Google Patent Search


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A disposable Jamshidi needle

The Jamshidi needle is a trephine needle for performing bone marrow biopsy, whereby a cylindrical sample of tissue, a core biopsy specimen, is obtained. It is a cylindrical needle with a tapered cutting tip. [1] The tapered end reduces the potential of crush artifact. [2] It is the most commonly used needle for performing bone marrow biopsies. [3] The device is named for its inventor Khosrow Jamshidi who is an Iranian physician. [4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Lewis, Shirley Mitchell; Bain, Barbara J.; Bates, Imelda (2006), Dacie and Lewis practical haematology (10 ed.), Elsevier Health Sciences, p. 124, ISBN  978-0-443-06660-3
  2. ^ Gotlib, Jason R.; Fechter, Lenn (2007), One hundred questions and answers about myelodysplastic syndromes, Jones & Bartlett Learning, p. 21, ISBN  978-0-7637-5333-7
  3. ^ "Bone Marrow Aspiration and Biopsy". Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health. 2006-01-01. Archived from the original on 2013-11-05. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
  4. ^ SOFT TISSUE BIOPSY DEVICE - Google Patent Search



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