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A modified needle-hookwire technique to simplify preoperative localization of occult breast lesions.
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Breast OncologyMinimally Invasive ProcedureOccult Breast LesionsInterventional RadiologySurgeryModified Needle-hookwire TechniqueSurgical PathologyBreast ImagingPreoperative LocalizationBreast SurgeryRadiologyHealth SciencesComputer-assisted SurgeryMedical ImagingAccurate Preoperative LocalizationFinal AnchoringBreast LesionsBreast CancerMedicinePlastic Surgery
Accurate preoperative localization of breast lesions is important to ensure removal of the suspected area without also removing large quantities of tissue. By using a hook retracted into the needle lumen, repositioning prior to the final anchoring of the wire in the tissue is simplified.