Guidelines for Ultrasound Guided Breast Biopsy

Indications

Focal mass or other lesion of unknown nature - palpable or non-palpable Architectural distortion Microcalcifications Cyst aspiration

References and suggestions for further reading

• 1 American College of Radiology: Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS), ed 2. Reston, VA. American College of Radiology, 1995. 
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• 4 Stavros AT . Thickman D . Rapp CL . et al. . Solid breast nodules: use of sonography to distinguish between benign and malignant lesions.  Radiology. 1995;  196 123-134
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• 6 Liberman L . Clinical Management Issues in Percutaneous Core Breast Biopsy.  Radiol Clin North Am. 2000;  38 791-807
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• 12 Liberman L . Advanced Breast Biopsy Instrumentation: Analysis of published experience.  AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1999;  172 1413-1416
• 13 Teh WL . Evans AJ . Wilson ARM . Definitive Non-Surgical Breast Diagnosis: The Role of The Radiologist.  Clin Radiol. 1998;  24 1-9
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• 19 Parker SH . Jobe WE . Dennis MA . al e . US-Guided Automated Large-Core Breast Biopsy.  Radiology. 1997;  187 507-511
• 20 Melotti MK . Berg WA . Core Needle Breast Biopsy in Patients Undergoing Anticoagulation Therapy: Preliminary Results.  Am J Roentgenol. 2000;  174 (1) 245-249
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• 22 Guenin MA . Benign Intraductal Papilloma: Diagnosis and Removal at Stereotactic Vacuum-Assisted Directional Biopsy Guided by Galactography.  Radiology. 2001;  218 (2) 576-579
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• 26 Lamm RL . Jackman RJ . Mammographic Abnormalities Caused by Percutaneous Stereotactic Biopsy of Histologically Benign Lesions Evident on Follow-Up Mammograms.  Am J Roentgenol. 2000;  174 (3) 753-756
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• 28 Liberman L . Vuolo M . Dershaw DD . Morris EA . Abramson AF . LaTrenta LR . et al. . Epithelial Displacement After Stereotactic 11-Gauge Directional Vacuum-Assisted Breast Biopsy.  Am J Roentgenol. 1999;  172 (3) 677-681
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• 30 Jackman RJ . Birdwell RL . Ideda DM . Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia: Can some lesions be defined after stereotactic 11-gauge vacuum assisted biopsy, eliminating the recommendation for surgical excision?.  Radiology. 2002;  224 548-554
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• 32 Scott Soo M . Baker JA . Rosen EL . Vo TT . Sonographically guided biopsy of suspicious microcalcifications of the breast: A pilot study.  Am J Roentgenol. ;  178 107-115
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• 35 Lister D . Evans AJ . Burrell HC . Blamey RW . Robertson JFR . Pinder SE . Ellis IO . Elston CW . Kollias J . Wilson ARM . The accuracy of breast ultrasound in the evaluation of clinically benign discrete breast lumps.  Clin Radiol. 1998;  53 490-492
• 36 Britton PD . Fine needle aspiration or core biopsy.  The Breast. 1999;  8 1-4
• 37 Britton PD . McCann J . Needle biopsy in the NHS breast screening programme 1996/7: how much and how accurate?.  The Breast. 1999;  8 5-11
• 38 Brenner RJ . Jackman RJ . Parker SH . et al . Percutaneous Core Needle Biopsy of Radial Scars of the Breast: When is Excision Necessary?.  Am J Roentgenol. 2002;  179 1179-1184
• 39 Liberman L . Percutaneous Image-Guided Core Breast Biopsy: State of the Art at the Millennium.  Am J Roentgenol. 2002;  174 1191-1199
• 40 March DE . Coughlin BF . Barham RB . et al . Breast Masses: Removal of All US Evidence during Biopsy by Using a Handheld Vacuum-assisted Device - Initial Experience.  Radiology. 2003;  227 549-555
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