Advertisement
Research Article| Volume 34, ISSUE 2, P97-99, March 2010

Download started.

Ok

Low-cost phantoms for training of stereotactic vacuum-assisted biopsy of the breast

  • Arne Fischmann
    Correspondence
    Corresponding author. Department of Radiology, University of Basel Hospital, Petersgraben 4, CH-4055 Basel, Switzerland. Tel.: +41 61 32 86556; fax: +41 61 265 5471.
    Affiliations
    Department of Radiology, University of Basel Hospital, Petersgraben 4, CH-4055 Basel, Switzerland

    Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital Tübingen, DE-72076 Tübingen, Germany
    Search for articles by this author
  • Katja C. Siegmann
    Affiliations
    Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital Tübingen, DE-72076 Tübingen, Germany
    Search for articles by this author
Published:May 20, 2009DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinimag.2009.03.011
Low-cost phantoms for training of stereotactic vacuum-assisted biopsy of the breast
Previous ArticleDiffusion-weighted MRI evaluation of breast cancer extension
Next ArticleMultimodality imaging of usual and unusual sites of metastasis which occur after definitive therapy for rectal cancer

      Abstract

      To test low-cost phantoms for training in stereotactic breast biopsy, we prepared eggplant with calcium powder; gelatin and turkey breast with coarse salt, peppercorns, and calcium powder, respectively; and short-bread pastry with salt. Three to 12 cores were harvested with an 11-gauge vacuum biopsy unit. Mammography images were taken before and after biopsy and from the biopsy cores.
      The pastry phantom provided the best simulation of microcalcifications for stereotactic biopsy with realistic cores, long durability, and short preparation time.

      Keywords

      To read this article in full you will need to make a payment

      Purchase one-time access:

      Academic & Personal: 24 hour online accessCorporate R&D Professionals: 24 hour online access
      One-time access price info
      • For academic or personal research use, select 'Academic and Personal'
      • For corporate R&D use, select 'Corporate R&D Professionals'

      Subscribe:

      Subscribe to Clinical Imaging
      Already a print subscriber? Claim online access
      Already an online subscriber? Sign in
      Register: Create an account
      Institutional Access: Sign in to ScienceDirect

      References

        • Liberman L
        • Benton C
        • Dershaw DD
        • Abramson AF
        • LaTrenta LR
        • Morris EA
        Learning curve for stereotactic breast biopsy: how many cases are enough?.
        AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2001; 176: 721-777
        View in Article
        • Quinn AD
        • Smiddy PF
        • Duggan M
        • Murphy J
        • Molloy M
        Technical report: a training phantom for stereotactic breast biopsies.
        Clin Radiol. 1997; 52: 149-150
        View in Article
        • Surry KJM
        • Austin HJB
        • Fenster A
        • Peters TM
        Poly(vinyl alcohol) cryogel phantoms for use in ultrasound and MR imaging.
        Phys Med Biol. 2004; 49: 5529-5546
        View in Article
        • Larrison M
        • DiBona A
        • Hogg DE
        Low-cost phantom for stereotactic breast biopsy training.
        AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2006; 187: 972-974
        View in Article
        • Krainick-Strobel U
        • Majer I
        • Huber B
        • Gall C
        • Krämer B
        • Gruber I
        • Fehm T
        • Huober J
        • Hierlemann H
        • Doser M
        • Meyberg-Solomayer G
        • Hoffmann J
        • Wallwiener D
        • Hahn M
        Development of a gel-simulation model and generation of standard tables for the complete extirpation of benign breast lesions with vacuum assisted biopsy under ultrasound guidance.
        Ultrasound Med Biol. 2006; 32: 1539-1544
        View in Article
        • Harvey JA
        • Moran RE
        • Hamer MM
        • DeAngelis GA
        • Omary RA
        Evaluation of a turkey-breast phantom for teaching freehand, US-guided core needle breast biopsy.
        Acad Radiol. 1997; 8: 565-569
        View in Article
        • Lehman CD
        • Aikawa T
        MR-guided vacuum-assisted breast biopsy: accuracy of targeting and success in sampling in a phantom model.
        Radiology. 2004; 232: 911-914
        View in Article

      Article info

      Publication history

      Published online: May 20, 2009
      Accepted: March 27, 2009
      Received: February 1, 2009

      Footnotes

      ☆The authors are thankful to Permi Jhooti for proofreading and language corrections.

      Identification

      DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinimag.2009.03.011

      Copyright

      © 2010 Elsevier Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

      ScienceDirect

      Access this article on ScienceDirect

      The content on this site is intended for healthcare professionals.


      We use cookies to help provide and enhance our service and tailor content. To update your cookie settings, please visit the Cookie Preference Center for this site.
      Copyright © 2023 Elsevier Inc. except certain content provided by third parties.


      RELX