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DOI:10.2214/AJR.05.0551
AJR 2006; 186:1733-1736
© American Roentgen Ray Society

Technical Innovation

MRI-Guided Vacuum-Assisted Breast Biopsy with a Handheld Portable Biopsy System

Sujata V. Ghate1, Eric L. Rosen2, Mary Scott C. Soo1 and Jay A. Baker1

1 Department of Radiology, Breast Imaging, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3808, Duke South Hospital, Durham, NC 27710.
2 University of Washington Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle, WA.

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to evaluate a compact portable 10-gauge handheld battery-operated vacuum-assisted biopsy system for MRI-guided breast biopsy.

CONCLUSION. The compact portable battery-operated biopsy system can be used successfully for MRI-guided core breast biopsy and is an alternative to current systems.

Keywords: biopsy • breast • MR technique


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