title: A low cost training phantom model for radio-guided localization techniques in occult breast lesions.
abstract: Radio-guided localization (RGL) for identifying occult breast lesions has been widely accepted as an alternative technique to other localization methods, including those using wire guidance. An appropriate phantom model would be an invaluable tool for practitioners interested in learning the technique of RGL prior to clinical application. The aim of this study was to devise an inexpensive and reproducible training phantom model for RGL. We developed a simple RGL phantom model imitating an occult breast lesion from inexpensive supplies including a pimento olive, a green pea and a turkey breast. The phantom was constructed for a total cost of less than $20 and prepared in approximately 10 min. After the first model's construction, we constructed approximately 25 additional models and demonstrated that the model design was easily reproducible. The RGL phantom is a time- and cost-effective model that accurately simulates the RGL technique for non-palpable breast lesions. Future studies are warranted to further validate this model as an effective teaching tool.
authors.affiliation: Women's Cancer Center, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.|Breast Division, Department of Surgery, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Fatih
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Aydogan
authors.affiliation: Women's Cancer Center, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Melissa Anne
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Mallory
authors.affiliation: Women's Cancer Center, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.|Department of Surgery, Istanbul Medical School, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tukenmez
authors.affiliation: Women's Cancer Center, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Yasuaki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sagara
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery Gulhane Military Medical Academy and Medical School, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Erkan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ozturk
authors.affiliation: Koc Medical School, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yavuz
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ince
authors.affiliation: Breast Division, Department of Surgery, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Varol
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Celik
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Mersin University Medical Faculty, Mersin, Turkey.
authors.forename: Tamer
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Akca
authors.affiliation: Women's Cancer Center, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Mehra
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Golshan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000191:economics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging / Q000191:economics*; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000191:economics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D013663:Teaching; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D014422:Turkeys
chemical_list: D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals
keywords: breast; phantom model; radio-guided localization; training