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MRI-guided breast biopsy device can hasten early cancer detection.
2003 JUN 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women classified at high-risk for breast cancer now have the chance to find the smallest breast abnormality at the earliest possible stage of development and have it biopsied in 30 minutes without ever leaving the magnet resonance imaging (MRI) suite and without undergoing surgery for a diagnosis.
The ATEC breast biopsy system is pneumatically powered, making it the only vacuum assisted breast biopsy device capable of under MRI.
A 43-year old multiple biopsy patient from northeast Florida admitted that this MRI-guided breast biopsy technology helped her avoid bilateral mastectomy. "I've had so many masses and more than a dozen needle biopsies and surgical biopsies since I was 29 years old," the patient said. "When I was told I had more suspicious areas and would need another surgical procedure, I was considering bilateral mastectomy. Because of this technology, we could take out the mass in a less traumatic way."
Dr. Valerie Jackson, immediate past president of the American College of Radiology and interim chairman of Radiology at Indiana University School of Medicine, said she sees the technology as a great advancement for women's health. "This is the last piece of the puzzle that we've needed to be able to serve most women," she said.
The ATEC system, created by Suros Surgical Systems, Inc., has gained wide initial acceptance in its use with MRI - 10 institutions and breast centers are already using the ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, MRI-guided breast biopsy device can hasten early cancer detection.