Ultrasound-guided cable-free 13-gauge vacuum-assisted biopsy of non-mass breast lesions.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To compare the outcomes of ultrasound-guided core biopsy for non-mass breast lesions by the novel 13-gauge cable-free vacuum-assisted biopsy (VAB) and by the conventional 14-gauge semi-automated core needle biopsy (CCNB).

Materials and methods

Our institutional review board approved this prospective study, and all patients provided written informed consent. Among 1840 ultrasound-guided percutaneous biopsies performed from August 2013 to December 2014, 145 non-mass breast lesions with suspicious microcalcifications on mammography or corresponding magnetic resonance imaging finding were subjected to 13-gauge VAB or 14-gauge CCNB. We evaluated the technical success rates, average specimen numbers, and tissue sampling time. We also compared the results of percutaneous bi

SUBMITTER: Seo J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5476256 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature