The lateral arm for stereotactic biopsy: how good is it?

Breast Cancer Research

Table

	No of	Absolute	Complete
Mammographic sign	cases	sensitivity	sensitivity
High suspicion calcification	9	87	87
Low suspicion calcification	93	66	71
Architectural deformity	3	33	100
Asymmetric density	3	100	100
Mass lesion	12	75	75
Analogue	70	66	69
Digital	50	68	72

These results show that lateral arm guided stereotactic biopsy, either analogue or digital, is reliable and accurate.

ISSN: 1465-542X