SONOGRAPHIC GUIDANCE FOR VACUUM-ASSISTED PERCUTANEOUS BIOPSY OF MICROCALCIFICATIONS OF THE BREAST

Purpose: Sonographic guidance is a widely accepted procedure and has well-known advantages compared to stereotactic guidance for the percutaneous sampling of breast lesions. The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the faisabillity of the sonographic guidance to perform percutaneous sampling of microcalcifications, detected on mammography, with a vacuum-assisted biopsy device. Methods and Materials: 20 women who presented with a cluster of microcalcifications, BIRADS 3–5, detected on mammography and visible sonographically as small hyperechoc spots without any other US sign, underwent a vacuum-assisted biopsy…