Needle biopsy has replaced excisional biopsy as a definitive diagnostic technique for breast
tumours, although excisional biopsy is still used for complete tumour removal for therapeutic …

Background Core needle biopsy (CNB) and vacuum-assisted biopsy (VAB) are both
popularly used breast percutaneous biopsies. Both of them have become reliable …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to evaluate pain experienced during imaging-guided
core-needle breast biopsies and to identify factors that predict increased pain perception …

Einleitung Im Folgenden wurde untersucht, inwiefern die Vakuumsaugbiopsie unter
sonografischer Sicht („hand-held Mammotome “), nicht nur ein wertvolles Mittel zur …

Background In recent years, pathological diagnoses have been increasingly required,
especially in small breast lesions, because malpractice lawsuits concerning erroneous …

Objectives: Prior study has demonstrated the implementation of quantitative ultrasound
(QUS) for determining the therapy response in breast tumour patients. Several QUS …

Objective Percutaneous breast biopsy in a tertiary referral high volume breast centre: can we
improve the patient experience? Purpose The study was performed to evaluate patient …

Background Ultrasound-guided diagnostic breast biopsy technology represents the current
standard of care for the evaluation of indeterminate and suspicious lesions seen on …

Purpose: In principle, nondiagnostic biopsies for pharmacodynamic (PD) studies are carried
out to inform decision-making in drug development. Because such procedures have no …

Aim To compare the acceptability, safety, and feasibility of vacuum-assisted biopsy (VAB)
and core needle biopsy (CNB) of axillary lymph nodes in women with breast cancer …