Quick MRI-guided biopsy now an option.

2003 JUN 19 - (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 magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) suite and without undergoing surgery for a diagnosis.

According to Suros Surgical Systems, Inc., the year-old ATEC breast biopsy system has adapted its clinically advanced technology to become the first and only vacuum-assisted breast biopsy device on the market capable of use under MRI - a diagnostic biopsy option physicians in cancer centers across the country say they've been waiting to acquire for more than a decade.

"This is a much-needed, long-awaited technology," said Dr. Elizabeth DePeri, radiologist and division director of breast imaging at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. "We've had patients calling monthly and asking, 'Do you have it yet, do you have it yet?' We've all been waiting for this for a very long time and we're finally able to provide MRI-guided breast biopsy for our patients."

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