Tomosynthesis-Guided Needle Localization of Breast and Axillary Lesions: Our Initial Experience

AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2019 Apr;212(4):943-946. doi: 10.2214/AJR.18.20363. Epub 2019 Jan 23.

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study is to review tomosynthesis-guided wire and seed needle localizations of the breast and axilla performed at our institution.

Conclusion: Tomosynthesis-guided needle localizations were performed for 38 lesions, including 14 architectural distortions, five groups of calcifications, two focal asymmetries, three masses, four breast clips, and 10 axillary clips. All lesions were successfully removed at surgery, indicating that breast and axillary lesions can be precisely localized under tomosynthesis.

Keywords: axilla; breast; localization; surgery; tomosynthesis.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Axilla / pathology*
  • Breast Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Image-Guided Biopsy*
  • Mammography*
  • Middle Aged
  • Retrospective Studies