title: Enhanced accuracy of needle placement in horizontal stereotactic core biopsy by a plastic slot.
abstract: Horizontal stereotactic core biopsy can be used in the investigation of clinically occult mammographic abnormalities especially when breast thickness is less than 3 cm. We designed a 6-mm plastic slot that can be inserted between the bushing and the biopsy gun to enhance the accuracy of needle placement within the lesion. With this device, the centre of the lesion can be targeted at the centre of the biopsy trough. We advocate the use of this piece of small, simple and inexpensive instrument in every case of horizontal stereotactic core biopsy.
authors.affiliation: Radiology Department, Princess Margaret Hospital, Princess Margaret Hospital Road, Lai Chi Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Y H
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Hui
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Tsui
authors.forename: H Y
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Lau
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: AuYeung
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation