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MRI-guided vacuum-assisted breast biopsy performed at 3 T with a 9-gauge needle: preliminary experience
Basak E Dogan1, C Huong Le-Petross, Jason R Stafford
1Departments of Radiology and Breast Imaging, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Unit 1350, Houston, TX 77030, USA. basak.dogan@mdanderson.org
Objective:
The purpose of this study was to test the feasibility of 3-T vacuum-assisted large-bore core biopsy of lesions detected with MRI of the breast.
Conclusion:
Our preliminary experience revealed that 3-T MRI-guided vacuum-assisted biopsy is a safe and effective interventional method that enables accurate biopsy of lesions identified with a 3-T MRI system. Artifacts on 3-T images did not result in failed biopsy; therefore, 3-T MRI systems can be used reliably for both diagnostic and interventional breast studies.
