TY - JOUR T1 - Stereotactic breast biopsy: A less-invasive option JF - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine JO - Cleve Clin J Med SP - 550 LP - 554 VL - 64 IS - 10 AU - William A. Chilcote AU - Christine A. Quinn A2 - Markman, Maurie Y1 - 1997/11/01 UR - http://www.ccjm.org/content/64/10/550.abstract N2 - Until recently, a woman with a nonpalpable lesion detected on mammography had to undergo the emotional and physical trauma of surgical excision. However, a new technique, percutaneous core needle biopsy, guided by digital three-dimensional x-ray imaging, offers a reasonable alternative to standard surgical biopsy. This method produces no pseudolesions, subjects the patient to less physical and emotional trauma, is done on an outpatient basis with local anesthesia, and costs far less than the surgical method. ER -