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  • Vacuum biopsy of the breast : experience of St-Jan hospital in Brugge
    Steyaert, Luc ; van Kerkhove, Filip ; Caselmann, Jan
    Background. Mammotome is a percutaneous biopsy technique with a large needle, assisted by vacuum aspiration. The single insertion technique allows to collect multiple large tissue samples, which ... gives a more reliable histological result. The technique can be used under stereotactic, MRl or ultrasound guidance. The technique is used under local anesthesia, on an outpatient basis. Conclusions. Altough it is essentially a diagnostic technique, it has a therapeutic potential in some cases. Recently, the technique has been FDA approved for the removal of benign nodular lesions. Worldwide, over 2 million procedures have already been performed. It has the potential to replace surgical open biopsy, with a similar accuracy and at a lower cost, and it is less invasive.
    Source: Radiology and oncology. - ISSN 1318-2099 (Letn. 38, suppl. 1, november 2004, str. S153-S157)
    Type of material - conference contribution
    Publish date - 2004
    Language - english
    COBISS.SI-ID - 19224793

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    DiRROS - Digital repository of Slovenian research organizations
    Digitalna knjižnica Slovenije - dLib.si

source: Radiology and oncology. - ISSN 1318-2099 (Letn. 38, suppl. 1, november 2004, str. S153-S157)
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