Interventional breast imaging: current procedures and assessing for concordance with pathology

Lawrence W Bassett; Mary C Mahoney; Sophia K Apple

doi:10.1016/j.rcl.2007.06.010

Interventional breast imaging: current procedures and assessing for concordance with pathology

Radiol Clin North Am. 2007 Sep;45(5):881-94, vii. doi: 10.1016/j.rcl.2007.06.010.

Authors

Lawrence W Bassett¹, Mary C Mahoney, Sophia K Apple

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, 200 UCLA Medical Plaza, Room 165-47, Box 956952, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 17888775
DOI: 10.1016/j.rcl.2007.06.010

Abstract

Minimally invasive breast biopsy procedures performed for suspicious imaging findings have expanded the role of breast imaging in the management of breast diseases. The first portion of this article reviews the current procedures for performing a core-needle biopsy under stereotactic, ultrasound, and MR imaging guidance. The second portion of the article addresses the management of the patient after the biopsy, including assessment for concordance of radiology and pathology findings and potential underestimation of disease.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Biopsy, Needle / methods
Breast Diseases / diagnosis
Breast Diseases / pathology
Breast Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Breast Neoplasms / pathology
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
Radiology, Interventional / methods*
Stereotaxic Techniques
Ultrasonography, Interventional / methods