Table 1.
Characteristics of the 36 studies of image‐guided vacuum‐assisted breast biopsy in this meta‐analysis
| Author | Patient recruitment years | Needle type | Location mode | Design | Number of patients | Age (years) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Park et al9 | 2003.1‐2015.12 | 8 | US | Retrospective cohort | 8748 | 37.8 |
| Liu et al10 | 2009.1‐2014.1 | 8 | US | Retrospective cohort | 1267 | 39.1 ± 12.36 |
| Berná‐Serna et al11 | NA(18 months) | 10 | US | Retrospective cohort | 118 | 34.5 ± 12.7 |
| Pinkney et al40 | 2014.5‐2015.2 | 9 | X‐ray mammography | RCT | 74 | 57.9 ± 12.4 |
| Choi et al12 | 2013.3‐2014.12 | 13 | US | Retrospective cohort | 114 | 50 |
| Pagni et al13 | 2009.12‐2013.12 | 8/11/14 | US | Retrospective cohort | 712 | 55 |
| Ohsumi et al14 | 1999.5‐2007.2 | 11/14 | X‐ray mammography | Retrospective cohort | 488 | 51 |
| Yi et al15 | 2005.12‐2011.12 | 8 | US | Retrospective cohort | 136 | 48.4 |
| Kibil et al16 | 2000‐2011 | 11 | US | Retrospective cohort | 76 | 51.5 |
| Jiang et al17 | 2008.1‐2012.12 | 8 | US | Retrospective cohort | 3681 | 37.8 |
| Wang et al18 | 2005.3‐2009.5 | 8 | US | Retrospective cohort | 143 | 40.1 ± 21.2 |
| Schaefer et al41 | 2008.1‐2009.12 | 8/11 | US | NRCT | 115 | 52 |
| Luo et al19 | 2007.6‐2009.5 | 8 | US | Retrospective cohort | 1119 | 36.6 |
| He et al20 | 2006.1‐2010.1 | 8 | US | Retrospective cohort | 20 | 24.7 |
| Abbate et al21 | 2010 | 11 | US | Retrospective cohort | 141 | 48 |
| Nakamura et al22 | 2005.6‐2007.3 | 11 | X‐ray mammography | Retrospective cohort | 124 | 52.5 |
| Salem et al23 | 2001.6‐2005.5 | 8/11 | X‐ray mammography | Retrospective cohort | 967 | 53.6 ± 10.3 |
| Hertl et al24 | 2005.10‐2006.2 | 11 | US | Prospective cohort | 45 | 50 |
| He et al25 | 2006.6‐2007.7 | 8 | US | Retrospective cohort | 86 | 36 |
| Faour et al26 | 2003.1‐2006.8 | 11 | X‐ray mammography | Retrospective cohort | 101 | 50 |
| Govindarajulu et al27 | NA | 11 | US | Prospective cohort | 77 | NA |
| Weber et al42 | 1997.4‐2003.8 | 11 | X‐ray mammography | NRCT | 228 | 56 |
| Kettritz et al28 | 2000.1‐2003.8 | 11 | X‐ray mammography | Retrospective cohort | 485 | 56 |
| Diebold et al29 | 2002 | 8 | X‐ray mammography | Prospective cohort | 58 | NA |
| Costantini et al30 | 1998.3‐2002.7 | 11/14 | US | Retrospective cohort | 305 | 54 |
| Sperber et al31 | 1999.5‐2001.5 | 11 | US | Prospective cohort | 52 | 19–68 |
| Mariotti et al32 | 1999.6‐2001.12 | 11/14 | X‐ray mammography | Retrospective cohort | 282 | 51 |
| Greenberg et al33 | NA | 11 | X‐ray mammography | Retrospective cohort | 39 | NA |
| Fine et al34 | NA | 8/11 | US | Retrospective cohort | 216 | 36 ± 11 |
| Baez et al35 | NA | 11 | US | Retrospective cohort | 20 | 39.2 |
| Johnson et al36 | 2000.4‐2002.1 | 8/11 | US | Retrospective cohort | 81 | 46.8 ± 15.4 |
| Parker et al37 | 2000.5‐2000.7 | 11 | US | Retrospective cohort | 113 | NA |
| Meloni et al43 | 1999.6‐2000.4 | 11 | US | NRCT | 73 | 51.4 ± 8.6 |
| Dennis et al38 | 1996.1‐1999.6 | 11 | US | Retrospective cohort | 49 | 52 |
| Klem et al39 | 1996.11‐1997.12 | 11 | X‐ray mammography | Retrospective cohort | 279 | 52.1 ± 11.4 |
| Heywang‐Köbrunner et al44 | NA | 11/14 | X‐ray mammography | NRCT | 236 | NA |
Abbreviations: NA, not available; NRCT: non‐randomised controlled trial; RCT, randomised controlled trial; US, ultrasonography.