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Brush Up on These Breast Biopsy with Localization Device Basics

Published on Wed Oct 30, 2013

You will often find your radiologist using a breast localization device to guide the breast biopsy. “Breast localization devices are designed to identify suspicious lesions within breast tissue to be biopsied; the device may be placed utilizing a variety of imaging modalities, including ultrasound, stereotactic, or mammographic,” says Christy Hembree, CPC, Team Leader, Summit Radiology Services, Dallas, TX. “The device [...]
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