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Comparison of magnetic seed and RFID methods in the localization of non-palpable breast lesions
Ahmet Necati Sanli1, Deniz E Tekcan Sanli2,3, Mehra Golshan4
1Department of General Surgery, Abdulkadir Yuksel State Hospital, Gaziantep, Turkey.
Background:
Many methods have been developed for localizing non-palpable breast lesions. This study investigated the success rate and surgical results of the magnetic seed (Magseed) and radiofrequency identification (RFID) method, which are relatively new compared to standard wire-guided localizations.
Materials And Methods:
20 simulation (10 Magseed, 10 RFID) models were created using turkey breasts and raisins. Raisins containing magnetic seed and RFID tags were placed on the turkey breast. Sentimag® probe was used for the Magseed group, and Faxitron LOCalizer™ System device was used in the RFID group. Both methods were evaluated in terms of accuracy in detecting breast lesion localization, operation times, excised tissue weights, total resection volume, surgical margin negativity, and re-excision rates.
Results:
Lesion localization success in both techniques was 100%. While procedure times were statistically significantly shorter in the Magseed group, incision lengths were shorter in the RFID group (P = 0.013, P = 0.007, respectively). No statistically significant difference was found between the groups for the weight of the removed parts, total resection volume, and surgical margin distance (P > 0.05).
Conclusion:
In this feasibility study, it was concluded that neither the RFID nor Magseed methods had a significant advantage over each other, in terms of localization detection and surgical margin negativity, and both methods could be used successfully for localization.
