Image-Guided Breast Biopsy Coverage Raises Palpable Fears For Surgeons
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The Health Care Financing Administration will have to decide between two conflicting position statements in rendering a coverage decision on percutaneous image-guided breast biopsy for palpable lesions.
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