Stereotactically guided needle biopsy of the breast for nonpalpable lesions

Stereotactically guided needle biopsy of the breast is a new diagnostic technique in this country to obtain samples of a nonpalpable area deemed suspicious for malignancy on mammography. This article is a review of the literature, a report of a case, and a description of the technique. This procedure, when performed with a large core biopsy needle, appears to be about as accurate as surgical biopsy.