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. 2016 Oct;207(4):W69-W72.
doi: 10.2214/AJR.15.15962. Epub 2016 Jun 15.

Evaluation of the SAVI SCOUT Surgical Guidance System for Localization and Excision of Nonpalpable Breast Lesions: A Feasibility Study

Victoria Mango  1 , Richard Ha  1 , Ameer Gomberawalla  2 , Ralph Wynn  1 , Sheldon Feldman  2
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Evaluation of the SAVI SCOUT Surgical Guidance System for Localization and Excision of Nonpalpable Breast Lesions: A Feasibility Study

Victoria Mango et al. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2016 Oct.

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of the SAVI SCOUT surgical guidance system, which uses a nonradioactive infrared-activated electromagnetic wave reflector, to localize and excise nonpalpable breast lesions. We evaluated the system's use in 15 nonpalpable breast lesions in 13 patients.

Conclusion: Image-guided placement was successful for 15 of 15 (100%) reflectors. The final pathologic analysis found that lesion excision was successful, including five malignancies with negative margins. No patients required reexcision or experienced complications. SAVI SCOUT is a feasible method for breast lesion localization and excision.

Keywords: breast cancer; electromagnetic wave; infrared activated; localization.

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