European Journal of Radiology
Volume 72, Issue 2 , Pages 295-299 , November 2009

Pain and complications of directional vacuum-assisted stereotactic biopsy: Comparison of the Mammotome and Vacora techniques

  • C. Salem

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Hôpital Tenon, Université Pierre et Marie Curie Paris VI, CancerEst, AP-HP, France
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  • R. Sakr

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gynecology and Breast Cancer, Hôpital Tenon, Université Pierre et Marie Curie Paris VI, CancerEst, AP-HP, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Hôpital Tenon, Service de gynécologie-obstétrique, 4 rue de la Chine, 75020 Paris, France. Tel.: +33 1 56 01 60 07; fax: +33 1 56 01 73 17.
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  • J. Chopier

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Hôpital Tenon, Université Pierre et Marie Curie Paris VI, CancerEst, AP-HP, France
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  • M. Antoine

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Hôpital Tenon, Université Pierre et Marie Curie Paris VI, CancerEst, AP-HP, France
    • ,
  • S. Uzan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gynecology and Breast Cancer, Hôpital Tenon, Université Pierre et Marie Curie Paris VI, CancerEst, AP-HP, France
    • ,
  • E. Daraï

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gynecology and Breast Cancer, Hôpital Tenon, Université Pierre et Marie Curie Paris VI, CancerEst, AP-HP, France

Received 28 May 2008 ,Revised 7 July 2008 ,Accepted 18 July 2008.

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PII: S0720-048X(08)00395-1

doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2008.07.015

European Journal of Radiology
Volume 72, Issue 2 , Pages 295-299 , November 2009

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