Image-guided breast biopsy: analysis of pain and discomfort related to technique

Authors
Denton, ERE Ryan, S Beaconfield, T Michell, MJ
Citation
Ere. Denton et al., Image-guided breast biopsy: analysis of pain and discomfort related to technique, BREAST, 8(5), 1999, pp. 257-260
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Oncology
Journal title
BREAST
ISSN journal
09609776 → ACNP
Volume
8
Issue
5
Year of publication
1999
Pages
257 - 260
Database
ISI
SICI code
0960-9776(199910)8:5<257:IBBAOP>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
A prospective study to evaluate the pain experienced during image-guided co re biopsy and fine-needle aspiration (FNA) in a series of 200 woman. These was no significant difference between the pain experienced between core bio psy and FNA. Pain experienced was operator dependent with one of the three radiologists causing significantly more pain than the other two. (C) 1999 H arcourt Publishers Ltd.