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Biopsy
Reports outline biopsy study findings from Medical Imaging Center
November 25th, 2008
"In the current climate of budget constraints and personnel shortages, hospitals are required to demonstrate ever-greater cost effectiveness. In the diagnosis of breast lesions, it is useful to compare the costs and benefits of fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) and core-needle biopsy (CNB)," scientists writing in the journal Acta Radiologica report. "To determine the total costs of FNAB and CNB of breast lesions, and to compare the costs and diagnostic value of these methods. The material consisted of 688 breast lesion cases from a Finnish breast-imaging unit. All cases underwent FNAB and/or CNB. Based on the primary biopsy method used, the cases were...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-11-25)
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