title: Interventional radiology in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the breast: a historical review and future perspective based on currently available techniques.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The topic of imaging-guided breast interventions spans more than 30 years. Radiologists pioneered procedures such as needle or wire localization and ultrasound and stereotactic-guided biopsy. Using recently developed devices and technology, the opportunity exists to treat lesions of the breast with minimally invasive imaging-guided techniques.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Breast imagers and interventional radiologists, along with our surgical and oncologic colleagues, are best qualified to participate together in the research and development of these procedures.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Radiology, CentraState Medical Center and Freehold Radiology Group, 901 W Main St, Freehold, NJ 07728.
authors.forename: Kenneth R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Tomkovich
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D061705:Image-Guided Biopsy / Q000379:methods*; D008327:Mammography / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015641:Radiography, Interventional / Q000379:methods*; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*
keywords: ablation; atypical ductal hyperplasia; breast; ductal carcinoma in situ; fibroadenoma; stereotactic-guided interventions; ultrasound-guided interventions