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  2. Breast biopsy - Wikipedia

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    Vacuum-assisted breast biopsy (VABB) is a more recent version of core needle biopsy using a vacuum technique to assist the collection of the tissue sample. Similarly to core needle biopsy, the needle has a lateral ("from the side") opening and can be rotated, allowing multiple samples to be collected through a single skin incision.

  3. Mammotome - Wikipedia

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    Schematic representation of a vacuum-assisted biopsy probe. Mammotome is a Cincinnati, Ohio–based company who pioneered a vacuum-assisted breast biopsy (VAC) device that uses image guidance such as x-ray, ultrasound and/or MRI to perform breast biopsies. A biopsy using a Mammotome® device can be done on an outpatient basis with a local ...

  4. Stereotactic biopsy - Wikipedia

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    Stereotactic biopsy, also known as stereotactic core biopsy, is a biopsy procedure that uses a computer and imaging performed in at least two planes to localize a target lesion (such as a tumor or microcalcifications in the breast) in three-dimensional space and guide the removal of tissue for examination by a pathologist under a microscope.

  5. 'I Needed A Biopsy After My Routine Mammogram. The ... - AOL

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    I was surprised when the site of my benign breast biopsy (a procedure in which a sample of breast tissue is removed to be tested for cancer), in February, 2023, turned all sorts of colors and ...

  6. Mammography - Wikipedia

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    The "Egan technique", as it became known, enabled physicians to detect calcification in breast tissue; [68] of the 245 breast cancers that were confirmed by biopsy among 1,000 patients, Egan and his colleagues at M.D. Anderson were able to identify 238 cases by using his method, 19 of which were in patients whose physical examinations had ...

  7. Triple test score - Wikipedia

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    An excisional biopsy can be performed to remove a palpable breast mass. Because of the triple test score's high accuracy, it can be used to replace excisional biopsy if all three portions of the triple test score are scored a 1 (benign), indicating that the mass does not necessarily need to be removed. [ 9 ]

  8. Vacuum-assisted breast biopsy - Wikipedia

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    Vacuum-assisted breast biopsy (VAB) is a minimally invasive procedure to help in the diagnosis of breast cancer. VAB is characterized by single insertion, acquisition of contiguous and larger tissue samples, and directional sample capability. It also offers 10x the tissue of core needle biopsy. [1]

  9. Breast self-examination - Wikipedia

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    Breast awareness is an informal alternative to breast self-examinations, where women acquaint themselves with their breasts in order to become more aware of any changes in their bodies without practicing regularly scheduled self-examinations and any patient-observed change or abnormality in the breast anatomy are reported to a healthcare team ...