Utility of 6-month Follow-up Imaging after a Concordant Benign Breast Biopsy Result

Utility of 6-month Follow-up Imaging after a Concordant Benign Breast Biopsy Result
Lonie R. Salkowski, Amy M. Fowler, Elizabeth S. Burnside, and Gale A. Sisney
Radiology 2011; 258 380-387

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Six-month follow-up imaging for benign image-guided core biopsy results assessed as concordant with consensus review did not aid detection of breast cancers or influence recommended rebiopsy rates, suggesting that yearly follow-up may be more appropriate

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%