Renal biopsy is the most important investigation procedure in nephrology. Many treatment decisions depend on the renal biopsy.
Dr Ho Chung Ping described the development of the renal biopsy in Hong Kong, In the early days, the localization was done by an IVU, later with X-ray screening Nowadays it was done with real time ultrasound or CT scanning. The renal biopsy needle used has also undergone changes.