title: Specimen radiography in confirmation of MRI-guided needle localization and surgical excision of breast lesions.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Confirmation of lesion retrieval after MRI-guided needle localization and surgical excision of breast lesions are difficult because the targeted lesion is not enhanced ex vivo. The aim of this study was to determine the feasibility of using specimen radiography to verify lesion removal after MRI-guided needle localization and surgical excision.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  To our knowledge, our study was the first to examine the use of specimen radiography in the localization and excision of breast lesions. Specimen radiography is a reliable, cost-effective alternative to repeated dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI for confirming lesion removal after surgery. Specimen radiography has the additional advantage of facilitating immediate assessment of surgical margins.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 1350, Houston, TX 77230, USA. basakerguvan@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Basak
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Erguvan-Dogan
authors.forename: Gary J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Whitman
authors.forename: Victoria A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: Mark J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Dryden
authors.forename: R Jason
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Stafford
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hazle
authors.forename: Krista R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: McAlee
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Phelps
authors.forename: Mary F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Ice
authors.forename: Henry M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Kuerer
authors.forename: Lavinia P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Middleton
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000379:methods; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies