Percutaneous vacuum-assisted core breast biopsy with upright stereotactic equipment indications, limitations and results

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 575-578

  Meloni, G B ^a   Becchere, M P ^a   Soro, D ^a   Feo, Claudio F ^a,b   Profili, S ^a   Dettori, G ^a   Trignano, M ^a   Navarra, G ^a   Canalis, G C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breast biopsy; Breast neoplasm; Mammography; Stereotactic biopsy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BREAST; BREAST TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; MAMMOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; VACUUM;

BIOPSY, NEEDLE; BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; POSTURE; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; VACUUM;

EID: 0036827096     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0455.2002.430607.x     Document Type: Article

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