Main description:

Over the past decade interventional radiology techniques have replaced surgical and clinically guided diagnostic procedures such that the vast majority of patients have a non surgical diagnosis of a breast problem. Interventional Ultrasound of the Breast, written by a collection of well-established and respected authors from the UK's leading cancer centres, is an invaluable reference for all medical and clinical oncologists, breast surgeons and radiologists.

Contents:

1. A History of Breast Diagnosis 2. Anatomy of the Breast 3. Technology for surgeons 4. Training and Accreditation 5. Ultrasound appearances of benign and malignant disease 6. Pre-operative diagnosis and biopsy guns 7. Techniques of Ultrasound Biopsy 8. Techniques of Ultrasound Guided Vacuum Assisted Biopsy 9. Future Developments 10. Future Developments (2) - Focused Ultrasound ablation (FUS)