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SUBMITTER: Cheang E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6190760 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cheang Ellen E Ha Richard R Thornton Cynthia M CM Mango Victoria L VL
The British journal of radiology 20180206 1085
Screening mammography increases detection of non-palpable breast lesions requiring image-guided localization prior to surgery. Accurate preoperative localization is crucial for successful surgical outcomes. Wire-guided localization is currently the most widely used localization method for non-palpable breast lesions; however, this technique has multiple disadvantages including patient discomfort, possible wire transection and migration, suboptimal surgical incision placement due to wire location ...[more]