MRI-guided needle localization: Indications, tips, tricks, and review of the literature

Sean D Raj; Michelle M Agrons; Piyanoot Woodtichartpreecha; Megan J Kalambo; Basak E Dogan; Huong Le-Petross; Gary J Whitman

doi:10.1111/tbj.13246

MRI-guided needle localization: Indications, tips, tricks, and review of the literature

Breast J. 2019 May;25(3):479-483. doi: 10.1111/tbj.13246. Epub 2019 Mar 28.

Authors

Sean D Raj¹, Michelle M Agrons², Piyanoot Woodtichartpreecha³, Megan J Kalambo³, Basak E Dogan⁴, Huong Le-Petross³, Gary J Whitman³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, Baylor University Medical Center, American Radiology Associates, Dallas, Texas.
² Department of Radiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
³ Department of Radiology, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
⁴ Department of Radiology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.

PMID: 30924216
DOI: 10.1111/tbj.13246

Abstract

We describe the history of, indications for, and techniques involved in MRI-guided needle localization (MRI-NL). MRI-NL continues to be a safe, effective method of sampling lesions that are only detected with MRI, particularly for anatomically challenging lesions such as those near the chest wall, the nipple, the skin, and/or in close proximity to implants.

Keywords: MRI-guided needle localization; breast cancer.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Breast Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Breast Neoplasms / pathology*
Female
Humans
Image-Guided Biopsy / instrumentation
Image-Guided Biopsy / methods*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*