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This brief chapter includes general considerations in ultrasound (US)-guided percutaneous needle biopsies of the breast, including deciding whether to perform a biopsy and who should perform it; the three fundamental steps of a US-guided percutaneous needle biopsy; target selection and timing of the biopsy; the critical role of communication with the pathologist; and reasons for the epidemic of US-guided breast biopsies.
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Fornage, B.D. (2020). General Considerations in Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Needle Biopsies. In: Interventional Ultrasound of the Breast. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20829-5_3
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