| Literature DB >> 9240556 |
J E Meyer1, D N Smith, P J DiPiro, C M Denison, T H Frenna, S C Harvey, W D Ko.
Abstract
The success rate with the traditional 14-gauge, core-biopsy, multiple-pass technique was compared with that of a directional vacuum-assisted device in sampling calcification clusters in the breast. Of the 130 focal calcification clusters sampled with the multiple-pass technique, 12 clusters (9.2%) had no particles depicted on radiographs of the specimen. Specimens from all 106 (100%) clusters sampled with the directional, vacuum-assisted instrument contained calcifications at radiography. The directional, vacuum-assisted device improved the ability to percutaneously sample breast calcifications.Entities:
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Year: 1997 PMID： 9240556 DOI： 10.1148/radiology.204.2.9240556
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Radiology ISSN： 0033-8419 Impact factor: 11.105