Cyst Aspiration/Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy(FNA)
A cyst aspiration is removal of fluid from a cyst. A fine needle aspiration biopsy is the removal of cells from a lump. In both procedures, a thin needle and syringe (like those used to give injections) is used to pierce the skin, reach the area and with suction, draw(aspirate) specimens for microscopic analysis.
Ultrasound-guided Biopsy
Ultrasound-guided breast biopsy is a procedure that used ultrasound to guide the radiologist to obtain small samples of breast tissue from a solid breast mass. Ultrasound images are obtained of a localized area for biopsy. A local anesthetic is then used to anesthetize the area for biopsy.
Ultrasound is used as a guide for the radiologist to place the biopsy needle in the breast. After proper placement of the needle, several samples of tissue are then obtained. These are sent to the pathologist for microscopic examination.
Stereotactic Breast Biopsy Techniques 
Imaging techniques play an important role in helping doctors perform breast biopsies, especially of abnormal areas that cannot be felt but can be seen on a mammogram or with ultrasound. One type of needle biopsy, the stereotactic-guided biopsy, involves the precise location of the abnormal area in three dimensions using digital mammography. Stereotactic refers to the use of a computer and scanning devices to create three-dimensional images. Following local anesthesia, a needle is then inserted into the breast and tissue samples are obtained. These are sent to the pathologist for microscopic examination.
MRI-guided Biopsy
Women classified at high risk for breast cancer now have the chance to find the smallest abnormality at the earliest possible state of development and have it biopsied in just over half an hour without leaving the MRI suite and without undergoing surgery for a diagnosis.
Traditionally, breast biopsies meant surgery, particularly in women with a family history of breast cancer, dense breast tissue or women with breast implants.
The high-risk population is often evaluated with MRI to detect suspicious lesions or breast cancer at the earliest possible stage. MRI-guided breast biopsy with vacuum assistance has proven to be as reliable as open surgery for acquiring tissue samples that offer definitive pathological results.
The unique technology is most effective in those high-risk cases because often a breast MRI is needed for detection, and the vacuum-assisted biopsy completes the process.
The vacum assisted biopsy brings out a more intact core tissue sample, more tissue, has only one needle cut, the equipment is lighter and easier for the physician to guide through the procedure, and it takes an hour off current manual, or spring-loaded, biopsy procedures. It is more accurate in its work, particularly because it is paired with the breast MRI system for guidance.
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