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Modern imaging methods have made it possible to detect breast
cancer at an earlier stage than in the past. Nevertheless, a large
majority of suspicious findings at screening subsequently prove to
be benign. It is therefore important to be able to identify benign
lesions in a manner that is reliable, tissue sparing, patient
friendly, and cost-effective. More than 70% of breast biopsies can
now be performed using minimally invasive procedures that meet
these criteria. This book examines in detail vacuum-assisted
minimally invasive breast biopsy systems (ATEC, EnCor, Intact,
Mammotome and Vacora), stereotactic systems, MRI-guided procedures,
and ductoscopy. Further chapters are devoted to the pathology of
the breast tissue obtained using these procedures, their
limitations, the implications of recent advances in breast imaging,
and the results of cost-benefit analyses. The closing chapter
provides a systematic review and meta-analysis of recent data.
Modern imaging methods have made it possible to detect breast
cancer at an earlier stage than in the past. Nevertheless, a large
majority of suspicious findings at screening subsequently prove to
be benign. It is therefore important to be able to identify benign
lesions in a manner that is reliable, tissue sparing, patient
friendly, and cost-effective. More than 70% of breast biopsies can
now be performed using minimally invasive procedures that meet
these criteria. This book examines in detail vacuum-assisted
minimally invasive breast biopsy systems (ATEC, EnCor, Intact,
Mammotome and Vacora), stereotactic systems, MRI-guided procedures,
and ductoscopy. Further chapters are devoted to the pathology of
the breast tissue obtained using these procedures, their
limitations, the implications of recent advances in breast imaging,
and the results of cost-benefit analyses. The closing chapter
provides a systematic review and meta-analysis of recent data.
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