Womens Core Breast Needle Biopsy

Womens Core Breast Needle Biopsy

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Dr Ian Gardiner, MD, FRCP(C), discusses core needle breast biopsy.
Dr Ian Gardiner, MD, FRCP(C), discusses core needle breast biopsy.
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Featuring Dr. Ian Gardiner, MD, FRCPC, Radiologist
Womens Core Breast Needle Biopsy
Duration: 30 seconds

The difference between a core needle biopsy and a fine need aspiration biopsy is the size of the needle.

The core needle is a little bit larger and so it gets a larger, better sample of the tissue for analysis.

Presenter: Dr. Ian Gardiner, Radiologist, Vancouver, BC

Local Practitioners: Radiologist

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