The use of stereotactically guided core needle biopsy has certainly increased the preoperative diagnostic rate and, in our experience, substantially decreased the number of benign biopsies being done.
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D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000379:methods*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques