Authors | Year | Total number of procedures | 8-Gauge | 11-Gauge | Performed by | Stated method of interval follow-up (IFU) |
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Fine et al. [13] | 2002 | 124 | 75 | 49 | ≥ 5 physicians | ultrasound and clinical exam at 6 months |
Johnson et al. [14] | 2002 | 101 | not specified | not specified | not specified | mammography at 6 months |
Fine et al. [16 ] | 2003 | 216 | 127 | 89 | ≥ 5 physicians | ultrasound and clinical exam at 6 months |
Carpentier et al. [23] | 2005 | 42 | 24 | 18 | 2 physicians | ultrasound at 8 weeks, 6 months, and 12 months |
Grady et al. [27] | 2005 | 542 | 189# | 353# | 2 physicians | surgical excision in 47 of 52 patients evaluated for atypia |
Sebag et al. [31] | 2006 | 650 | 230* | 420* | 3 centers | ultrasound, mammography, and clinical exam at 6 and 12 months |
Vargos et al. [32] | 2006 | 210 | 169 | 41 | not specified | clinical exam at time not specified |
Xiao et al. [33] | 2006 | 174 | 104§ | 70§ | 2 physicians | not specified |
Povoski | 2007 | 304 | 304 | 0 | 1 physician | ultrasound and mammography at a median IFU of 6 months |