title: Needle core biopsy of mammographic lesions.
abstract: Needle core biopsy and fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) provide histologic diagnoses in a wide variety of clinical settings. In breast disease, surgeons have used these techniques to evaluate palpable masses for many years. In recent years, radiologists have used image-guided adaptations of these two techniques to evaluate mammographically detected lesions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710.
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Sullivan
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003581:Cytodiagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography; D015641:Radiography, Interventional