A new procedure that uses infrared technology is making getting a surgical breast biopsy a lot easier. The SAVI SCOUT Technology is a localization method — "a way to map the exact location of an ...

If a lump is found in the breast of an adolescent girl, she often will undergo an excisional biopsy. However, breast cancer is rare in adolescents, and the vast majority of teenage breast lumps turn ...

D. Scott Lind, M.D., F.A.C.S.; Barbara L. Smith, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S.; Wiley W. Souba, M.D., Sc.D., F.A.C.S. FNA biopsy permits the sampling of cells from breast ...

Needle biopsy, the standard of care radiological procedure for diagnosing breast cancer, is underused with too many patients undergoing the more invasive, excisional biopsy to detect their disease, ...

Evidence-based recommendations on image-guided radiofrequency excision biopsy of breast lesions. This involves inserting a probe that uses radiofrequency energy to cut through the breast internally, ...

Women's imaging advocates are predicting that open surgical biopsies could become more common if Medicare reimbursement cuts for stereotactic biopsy procedures are implemented this year. According to ...

Emily Fukuchi, MD; Barbara Fetterman, SCT (ASCP); Nancy Poitras, ACS, PMP; Walter Kinney, MD; Thomas Lorey, MD; Ramey D. Littell, MD To evaluate whether the presence of CIN 1 on ECC contributes to ...

Skin biopsies are procedures done to investigate cutaneous growths or lesions. Many skin pathologies can be diagnosed by direct observation and palpation. However, there are others that require ...

Needle biopsy, the standard of care radiological procedure for diagnosing breast cancer, is underused with too many patients undergoing the more invasive, excisional biopsy to detect their disease, ...

Current evidence on the safety and efficacy of image-guided radiofrequency (RF) excision biopsy of breast lesions is inadequate in quantity and quality, and there are concerns about the possibility of ...