MRI-guided vacuum-assisted breast biopsy with a handheld portable biopsy system.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study was to evaluate a compact portable 10-gauge handheld battery-operated vacuum-assisted biopsy system for MRI-guided breast biopsy.


CONCLUSIONS
The compact portable battery-operated biopsy system can be used successfully for MRI-guided core breast biopsy and is an alternative to current systems.
Ghate
Sujata V
SV
Department of Radiology, Breast Imaging, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3808, Duke South Hospital, Durham, NC 27710, USA. ghate001@mc.duke.edu
Rosen
Eric L
EL
Soo
Mary Scott C
MS
Baker
Jay A
JA
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014618:Vacuum