The biopsy for these small lesions can now be performed under MRI guidance using this technology
Medanta- The Medicity has introduced a technology called the Vacuum Assisted Breast Biopsy, for the treatment of breast cancer. Using this technology, the biopsy for these small lesions can now be performed under MRI guidance. MRI helps guide the doctor to the site of abnormality and the procedure requires only local anesthesia, reducing the whole procedure to a comfortable 45 minutes. The procedure involves a single needle insertion with vacuum pressure under the guidance of the MRI. Without withdrawing and reinserting the needle, multiple samples can be collected, which are larger in size than a conventional needle biopsy procedure. Larger samples increase the accuracy of the diagnosis.
Dr Jyoti Arora, who is a breast interventional radiologist in India and Sr Consultant Radiologist at Medanta the Medicity says, “This technology is currently the one stop solution for all breast biopsy requirements and is highly recommended for difficult lesions when we can’t target them under other modalities like ultrasound and mammography. The Vacuum Assisted Breast Biopsy technology increases the efficiency, accuracy and eases of targeting such small breast lesions and therefore is practiced as a gold standard across the globe.”
Dr Arora also says that this technology is now being used to remove small benign (no-cancerous) breast lumps after careful patient selection. This whole scar free procedure can be done under local anesthetic as an OPD procedure. The major advantages are: It is fast, with minimal access, scar free, with quick healing time and no risk of general anesthesia.
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