Bard is the SonoPath go to

Bard is the SonoPath go to for Tru cut for sure, here is a link to a great article by Dr. Lindquist about ultrasound-guided sampling procedures.

https://sonopath.com/educationevents/ultrasound-resources/ultrasound-guided-procedures/ultrasound-guided-sampling-procedu

US-Guided Biopsy

In this procedure we are obtaining Tru-cut sections of tissue to evaluate structure of the parenchyma. This is a more definitive procedure regarding mono-population disease (lymphoma, mast cell disease, carcinoma) but is especially necessary when structural evaluation of the parenchyma is necessary for a diagnosis (hepatitis, fibrosing diseases, copper storage disease, protein losing nephropathy, enteropathy with focal lesions, “bridging” lymphoma/IBD to name a few). This procedure absolutely requires a complete coagulation panel as well as sedation (stage 2 or more of anesthesia).
In a large review of post-biopsy bleeding, a decrease of 2% PCV occurred in patients without complications. Dogs with minor complications had a decrease of 8% in hematocrit whereas major complications had a 12% decrease. Cats had an 8% decrease concurrent with both minor and major complications. Patients that are already anemic prior to the sampling procedure require the utmost caution regarding the interpretation of hematocrit alterations. Fluid administration should also be taken into consideration, as intravenous fluids theoretically could dilute clotting factors although no studies have been found to support this theory.