The Breast
Volume 19, Issue 2 , Pages 105-108 , April 2010

Freehand versus ultrasound-guided core biopsies of the breast: reducing the burden of repeat biopsies in patients presenting to the breast clinic

Received 20 October 2009 ,Revised 1 December 2009 ,Accepted 5 December 2009.

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PII: S0960-9776(09)00175-1

doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2009.12.003

The Breast
Volume 19, Issue 2 , Pages 105-108 , April 2010

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