Friday, 18 July 2008

US-guided 14-gauge Core-Needle Breast Biopsy: Results of a Validation Study in 1352 Cases

US-guided 14-gauge Core-Needle Breast Biopsy: Results of a Validation Study in 1352 Cases
Gerd Schueller, Sylvia Jaromi, Lothar Ponhold, Michael Fuchsjaeger, Mazda Memarsadeghi, Margaretha Rudas, Michael Weber, Laura Liberman, and Thomas H. Helbich
Radiology 2008;248 406-413

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We found agreement among US-guided 14-gauge core-needle breast biopsy results, surgical excision histologic findings, and clinical and imaging follow-up results of 95.8%, with a false-negative rate of 1.6%

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