CT-guided core needle biopsy of breast lesions visible only on MRI.

Mendel, Jeffrey B; Long, Michelle; Slanetz, Priscilla J · AJR Am J Roentgenol · 2007

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Abstract

As breast MRI has become more widely used, the need to biopsy suspicious lesions visible only on MRI has increased. A small percentage of these lesions are not amenable to MR-guided biopsy. We report our technique of CT-guided core needle biopsy of breast lesions. CT-guided core needle biopsy is a safe and effective method for sampling breast lesions visible only on MRI when MR-guided biopsy is not feasible.

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