title: The disappearing clip: an unusual complication in MRI biopsy.
abstract: MRI-guided biopsies are being increasingly used for otherwise occult breast lesions. Clip migration has been reported however, to the best of our knowledge, there have been no documented cases of entire disappearance of a marker clip. Absence of the postbiopsy marker clip was noted when our patient returned for preoperative hook-wire localisation even though accurate clip placement had been confirmed on the post-MRI biopsy mammogram.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Anita Geraldine
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Bourke
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Prasant
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Peter
authors.affiliation: Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Chaitra Lesli
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Jose
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000009:adverse effects; D008327:Mammography; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013525:Surgical Instruments