Percutaneous large core breast biopsy

摘要: Background. Surgical excision biopsy is considered by many to be the «gold standard» for diagnosis of breast lesions. Fine needle aspiration used some radiologists and other physicians in an attempt diagnose lesions nonsurgically. To overcome drawbacks associated with both these methods, author his coworkers have developed image-guided automated large-core method. Methods. All biopsies are perfoemed using either a dedicated, prone steerotactic device or high-resolution near-field ultrasound equipment guidance. A «long-throw» (2.3 cm) core fitted 14-gauge acquire five more samples from each lesion histologic evaluation