Interventional radiology: practice question

A Radiology question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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Radiology · Interventional radiology

Sample item

What is a major advantage of image-guided percutaneous biopsy?

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The answer and the reasoning

B. Targeted tissue sampling with less surgical morbidity

Image guidance helps place a needle accurately in a lesion while avoiding critical structures, often obtaining diagnostic tissue with lower morbidity than open biopsy.

Option by option

  • A. No risk of bleeding or infection

    Bleeding and infection risks still require consent and precautions.

  • B. Targeted tissue sampling with less surgical morbidity (correct)

    Correct: guidance improves target accuracy and reduces invasiveness.

  • C. Guaranteed diagnosis without pathology review

    Pathology review remains necessary to interpret tissue.

  • D. Ability to replace every open operation

    Some lesions still require surgical biopsy or treatment.

Source note: Original NextPrep sample item — pending expert review. This item is original practice material awaiting independent expert review, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.

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What is the answer to this Radiology question?

The best answer is B, Targeted tissue sampling with less surgical morbidity. Image guidance helps place a needle accurately in a lesion while avoiding critical structures, often obtaining diagnostic tissue with lower morbidity than open biopsy.

Why is "No risk of bleeding or infection" not the answer?

Bleeding and infection risks still require consent and precautions.

Why is "Guaranteed diagnosis without pathology review" not the answer?

Pathology review remains necessary to interpret tissue.

Why is "Ability to replace every open operation" not the answer?

Some lesions still require surgical biopsy or treatment.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Interventional radiology in Radiology. The correct option holds because: Correct: guidance improves target accuracy and reduces invasiveness.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Interventional radiology?

Learn signs with the image, and the disease they point to. Then use the flashcards and the other Radiology questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.