The purpose of this study is to train Nigerian radiologists to perform ultrasound-guided breast biopsies on women that present to the hospital with a suspicious breast mass. Before performing biopsies on patients, the Nigerian radiologists will have already successfully completed a competency-based mobile health ultrasound-guided breast biopsy-training program. This program, developed by experts in Nigeria and the United States of America, certifies that they have the skills required to safely perform these biopsies on patients.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
600
During this study, women with undergo an US-guided breast biopsy by a radiologist instead of what is typically performed in Nigerian hospitals, which is either a blind biopsy or surgical excision. US-guided breast biopsy is the standard of care in the United States of America because the accuracy is better than blind biopsy and equal to surgical excision.
This program, developed by experts in Nigeria and the United States of America, certifies that they have the skills required to safely perform these biopsies on patients
Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex (OAUTHC)
Ile-Ife, Nigeria
RECRUITINGAccuracy of US-guided breast biopsy in Nigeria compared to reference standard surgical excision
US-guided breast biopsies accuracy measurements will be reported using surgical pathology as the reference standard. Specifically we will report accuracy, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, sensitivity and specificity.
Time frame: 12 months
Complication rates from US-guided breast biopsy compared to reference values reported in the literature.
To determine if the complication rate of US-guided breast biopsies performed by the trained Nigerian radiologists is equivalent to reference values reported in the literature.
Time frame: 12 months
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