<prompt> Which needle is used for pleural biopsyVin SilvermannsAbramsAbrahamsOsgoods  <response>: Abrams needle is used for pleural biopsy.Techniques of biopsy include CT guided needle biopsy,VATS biopsy open surgical biopsy. Abrahams needle is used for pleural tap.Osgoods needle is used for bone marrow aspiration.Vin silvermanns needle is used for liver biopsy Reference:Bailey Loves sho practise of surgery,25th edition,page no:881 