New Wireless Handheld Ultrasound-Guided Vacuum-Assisted Breast Biopsy (VABB) Devices: An Important Innovation in Breast Diagnosis ()
Silvia Bagnera,
Sebastiano Patania,
Luisella Milanesio,
Giovanni Gatti,
Renzo Orlassino
Breast Screening Unit (Regional Reference Center), Regional Hospital “City of Health and Science of Turin”, Turin, Italy.
Department of Diagnostic Imaging and RT—Breast Unit, Local Health Unit (ASLTO4), Turin, Italy.
Department of Patology, Local Health Unit (ASLTO4), Turin, Italy.
DOI: 10.4236/ojrad.2013.34029
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Abstract
Vacuum-assisted breast biopsy (VABB) plays a fundamental role in the preoperative assessment of breast lesions pro- viding large histology samples that are useful to define diagnoses and biological parameters to guide treatment planning. This technique has been used in our institute since 2000 and two new wireless handheld ultrasound-guided VABB de- vices have been introduced since May 2012. In this report we analyze our experience with these revolutionary devices which are able to provide the option of single-insertion contiguous tissue samples respectively with a 13/14-gauge aperture. Our initial experience on 75 lesions shows that these devices are safe, fast, procedurally advantageous for operators and well accepted by patients. Finally VABB procedures can markedly reduce the need for surgical biopsy.
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S. Bagnera, S. Patania, L. Milanesio, G. Gatti and R. Orlassino, "New Wireless Handheld Ultrasound-Guided Vacuum-Assisted Breast Biopsy (VABB) Devices: An Important Innovation in Breast Diagnosis,"
Open Journal of Radiology, Vol. 3 No. 4, 2013, pp. 174-179. doi:
10.4236/ojrad.2013.34029.
Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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