Each year more than 180,000 new cases of breast cancer are diagnosed in women in the
US If cancer is detected when small and local, treatment options are less dangerous …

When a dielectric object is placed between two opposed, nonfocused laser beams, the total
force acting on the object is zero but the surface forces are additive, thus leading to a …

Objective To evaluate the accuracy of percutaneous, image-guided core-needle breast
biopsy (CNBx) and to compare the surgical management of patients with breast cancer …

Bringing together many landmark papers on the field, this compendium covers the
techniques and applications of optical tweezers. It covers Arthur Ashkin's initial work on …

The radiation pressure of two counter-propagating laser beams traps and stretches
individual biological cells. Using non-focused laser beams, cells stay viable when irradiated …

RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: To determine the diagnostic accuracy of stereotactically
and sonographically guided core biopsy (CB) for the diagnosis of nonpalpable breast …

BACKGROUND: Although much data support the National Quality Forum recommendation
that breast cancers should be diagnosed by needle biopsy before surgical resection, the …

Resultados principales: la detección de lesiones neoplásicas en el seno cuando aún no
han llegado al tamaño de hacerse palpables representa un importante avance en el manejo …

Background: Mammographic abnormalities found to be malignant by stereotactic biopsy still
require a wire-guided biopsy (WGB) in most cases. We have previously described a …

Preoperative needle diagnosis (PND) is being considered as a quality measure in breast
cancer surgery. This criterion has not been thoroughly evaluated in the literature. The …