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  2. Breast biopsy - Wikipedia

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    A breast biopsy is usually done after a suspicious lesion is discovered on either mammography or ultrasound to get tissue for pathological diagnosis. [1] Several methods for a breast biopsy now exist. [2] The most appropriate method of biopsy for a patient depends upon a variety of factors, including the size, location, appearance and ...

  3. Stereotactic surgery - Wikipedia

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    Stereotactic surgery is a minimally invasive form of surgical intervention that makes use of a three-dimensional coordinate system to locate small targets inside the body and to perform on them some action such as ablation, biopsy, lesion, injection, stimulation, implantation, radiosurgery (SRS), etc. In theory, any organ system inside the body ...

  4. Fibrocystic breast changes - Wikipedia

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    A newer type of breast biopsy technique is the stereotactic biopsy which relies on a three-dimensional X-ray to guide the needle of non-palpable mass. The biopsy is performed in a similar manner, by using a needle to remove a tissue sample, but locating the specific area of the breast is done by X-raying the breast from two different angles.

  5. Stereotactic biopsy - Wikipedia

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    Stereotactic biopsy. Stereotactic biopsy, also known as stereotactic core biopsy, is a biopsy procedure that uses a computer and imaging performed in at least two planes to localize a target lesion (such as a tumor or microcalcifications in the breast) in three-dimensional space and guide the removal of tissue for examination by a pathologist ...

  6. Breast imaging - Wikipedia

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    In medicine, breast imaging is a sub-speciality of diagnostic radiology that involves imaging of the breasts for screening or diagnostic purposes. There are various methods of breast imaging using a variety of technologies as described in detail below. Traditional screening and diagnostic mammography ("2D mammography") uses x-ray technology and ...

  7. Breast surgery - Wikipedia

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    Breast augmentation. Breast reduction. Breast-conserving surgery, a less radical cancer surgery than mastectomy. Lumpectomy. Mastectomy. Mastopexy, or breast lift surgery. Microdochectomy (removal of a lactiferous duct) [1] Surgery for breast abscess, including incision and drainage as well as excision of lactiferous ducts. Surgical breast biopsy.

  8. Triple test score - Wikipedia

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    The triple test score is a diagnostic tool for examining potentially cancerous breasts. Diagnostic accuracy of the triple test score is nearly 100%. Scoring includes using the procedures of physical examination, mammography and needle biopsy. If the results of a triple test score are greater than five, an excisional biopsy is indicated.

  9. Vacuum-assisted breast biopsy - Wikipedia

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    Purpose. diagnose breast cancer. Vacuum-assisted breast biopsy (VAB) is a minimally invasive procedure (biopsy) to help in the diagnosis of breast cancer. VAB is characterized by single insertion, acquisition of contiguous and larger tissue samples, and directional sample capability. It also offers 10x the tissue of core needle biopsy.