Vacuum-assisted procedures of the breast: from diagnosis to therapy

8th March 2019 by M Cooper

By Dr. M. Javed, Dr. M. Morgan & Dr. W. Teh

Vacuum-assisted procedures have revolutionised the diagnosis and therapy of both benign and malignant breast pathologies and can be used under sonographic, mammographic, and magnetic resonance imaging guidance. A proportion of patients being assessed for breast abnormalities require tissue sampling for histological analysis.