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Breast, Needle Localization: Multimedia

Author: William Teh, MB, ChB, FRCR, Clinical Director, Department of Radiology, Northwick Park Hospital, UK
Coauthor(s): Hemant Singhal, MD, MBBS, FRCSE, FRCS(C), Senior Lecturer, Department of Surgery, Imperial College School of Medicine, UK; Consultant Surgeon, Northwick Park and St Marks Hospitals, UK
Contributor Information and Disclosures

Updated: Feb 29, 2008

Multimedia

Mammogram shows a spiculated mass to be transfixe...Media file 1: Mammogram shows a spiculated mass to be transfixed by the guidewire.
Mammogram shows a spiculated mass to be transfixe...

Mammogram shows a spiculated mass to be transfixed by the guidewire.

Grid technique of localization.Media file 2: Grid technique of localization.
Grid technique of localization.

Grid technique of localization.

Orthogonal (mediolateral) projection confirms the...Media file 3: Orthogonal (mediolateral) projection confirms the position of the needle to be placed beyond the cluster of microcalcification.
Orthogonal (mediolateral) projection confirms the...

Orthogonal (mediolateral) projection confirms the position of the needle to be placed beyond the cluster of microcalcification.

Specimen radiograph shows the wire and the locali...Media file 4: Specimen radiograph shows the wire and the localized speculated mass in situ, with a good excision margin.
Specimen radiograph shows the wire and the locali...

Specimen radiograph shows the wire and the localized speculated mass in situ, with a good excision margin.

Figure shows a poorly attenuating lesion being tr...Media file 5: Figure shows a poorly attenuating lesion being transfixed with a hook wire under ultrasonographic guidance.
Figure shows a poorly attenuating lesion being tr...

Figure shows a poorly attenuating lesion being transfixed with a hook wire under ultrasonographic guidance.

Image shows the specimen radiograph with a stella...Media file 6: Image shows the specimen radiograph with a stellate lesion containing clustered, pleomorphic microcalcification with wire in situ. Note the use of a stiff outer cannula.
Image shows the specimen radiograph with a stella...

Image shows the specimen radiograph with a stellate lesion containing clustered, pleomorphic microcalcification with wire in situ. Note the use of a stiff outer cannula.

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References

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Further Reading

Keywords

wire localization, guidewire localization, localization biopsy, hookwire breast localization, hook-wire breast localization

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

William Teh, MB, ChB, FRCR, Clinical Director, Department of Radiology, Northwick Park Hospital, UK
William Teh, MB, ChB, FRCR is a member of the following medical societies: British Institute of Radiology, British Medical Association, and Royal College of Radiologists
Disclosure: Ethicon Johnson & Johnson Honoraria Speaking and teaching

Coauthor(s)

Hemant Singhal, MD, MBBS, FRCSE, FRCS(C), Senior Lecturer, Department of Surgery, Imperial College School of Medicine, UK; Consultant Surgeon, Northwick Park and St Marks Hospitals, UK
Hemant Singhal, MD, MBBS, FRCSE, FRCS(C) is a member of the following medical societies: Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Medical Editor

John M Lewin, MD, Section Chief, Breast Imaging, Diversified Radiology of Colorado, PC; Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Preventative Medicine and Biometrics, University of Colorado Denver
John M Lewin, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Radiology, American Roentgen Ray Society, Radiological Society of North America, and Society of Breast Imaging
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Pharmacy Editor

Bernard D Coombs, MB, ChB, PhD, Consulting Staff, Department of Specialist Rehabilitation Services, Hutt Valley District Health Board, New Zealand
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Managing Editor

Edward Azavedo, MD, PhD, Director of Clinical Breast Imaging Services, Associate Professor, Department of Radiology, Karolinska University Hospital, Sweden
Edward Azavedo, MD, PhD is a member of the following medical societies: Swedish Medical Association and Swedish Society of Medicine
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

CME Editor

Robert M Krasny, MD, Consulting Staff, Department of Radiology, The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute
Robert M Krasny, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Roentgen Ray Society and Radiological Society of North America
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Chief Editor

Lawrence M Davis, MD, Assistant Professor of Diagnostic Imaging (Clinical), Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University
Lawrence M Davis, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Radiology, American Roentgen Ray Society, American Society of Neuroradiology, Radiological Society of North America, and Rhode Island Medical Society
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

 
 
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