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Effect of Computer-aided Detection System Use on the Duration of MRI-guided Biopsy of the Breast
Masafumi Shimoda1, Seung Jin Kim2, Yukiko Tokuda3
1Department of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
Background/Aim:
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided breast biopsy is a complex and time-consuming procedure. This study aimed to clarify the factors that affect the duration of the procedure.
Patients And Methods:
Twenty-eight examinations performed at our institute for 27 lesions detected solely on MRI were analyzed. The correlations between the clinicopathological factors and duration of the procedure were estimated.
Results:
The needle guidance method was the only factor that significantly affected the duration of the MRI-guided vacuum-assisted breast biopsy (VAB) (p=0.012). The use of a computer-aided detection (CAD) system with grid breast compression plates had significantly shorter durations (62±12 min) than the manual calculation of coordinates with pillar-type compression plates (76±13 min).
Conclusion:
This preliminary study showed that the use of a CAD system might shorten the duration of MRI-guided VAB.
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