Bilateral open breast coil and compatible intervention device.
Dynamic contrast-enhanced breast MRI is an extremely sensitive method for breast lesion detection. For MR-only detected lesions it is essential that needle biopsy or localization prior to surgery is carried out under MR guidance. This work describes a bilateral open breast coil and prototype intervention device, which may be used in these situations. Results demonstrate that the open coil provides images superior to those obtained with a conventional closed breast coil. Initial phantom tests with the intervention device indicate a potential for this system to be used in the MR-guided localization of breast lesions. J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2000;12:984-990.
Liney
G P
GP
Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, University of Hull, Hull, England. g.p.liney@medschool.hull.ac.uk
Tozer
D J
DJ
van Hulten
H B
HB
Beerens
E G
EG
Gibbs
P
P
Turnbull
L W
LW
D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000295:instrumentation*; D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000295:instrumentation; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation*; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity