Future of the Renal Biopsy: Time to Change the Conventional Modality Using Nanotechnology

Table 1

The main milestones of the renal biopsy in last century.

Stage	Year	Reference(s)
First renal biopsy	1901	[2]
First radiography-guided percutaneous renal biopsies	1944	[2]
Cutting needle	1954	[9]
Percutaneous renal biopsy under direct radiology control	1962	[10]
Ultrasonic localization for renal biopsy	1974	[11]
Using the automated biopsy gun with real-time ultrasound for native renal biopsy	1979	[12]
Spring-loaded, automated, cutting-needle biopsy	1980s	[1]