Open AccessNonconventional Options for Tumor Localization in Breast and Axillary Lymph Nodes: A Pictorial How-To
Author(s) -
Naziya Samreen,
Christine Lee,
Asha A Bhatt
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of clinical imaging science (online)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.279
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 2156-7514
pISSN - 2156-5597
DOI - 10.4103/jcis.jcis_57_18
Subject(s) - medicine , radiology , magnetic resonance imaging , axillary lymph nodes , digital breast tomosynthesis , breast cancer , lymph node , lesion , breast ultrasound , mammography , ultrasound , pathology , cancer
Preoperative localization of breast malignancies using traditional ultrasound and digital techniques can be challenging, particularly after neoadjuvant chemotherapy when the target is not conspicuous. The purpose of this paper is to pictorially present nontraditional techniques that have been helpful in preoperative localization before surgery. We will discuss techniques for breast lesion localization using computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as well as axillary lymph node localization using tomosynthesis, CT, and MRI.