A minimally invasive breast biopsy clinic: an innovative way to teach breast fellows how to perform breast ultrasound and ultrasound-guided breast procedures

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 192, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 439-443

  Holmes, Dennis R ^a   Silverstein, Melvin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Breast; Cryoablation; Fibroadenomas; Training; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST BIOPSY; BREAST FIBROADENOMA; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ECHOMAMMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TRAINING; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CRYOSURGERY; FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS; FEMALE; FIBROADENOMA; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, MAMMARY; VACUUM;

EID: 33748453326     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.06.007     Document Type: Article

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