Concept for using magnetic particle imaging for intraoperative margin analysis in breast-conserving surgery

Abstract Breast-conserving surgery (BCS) is a commonly utilized treatment for early stage breast cancers but has relatively high reexcision rates due to post-surgical identification of positive margins. A fast, specific, sensitive, easy-to-use tool for assessing margins intraoperatively could reduce...

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Main Authors: Erica E. Mason, Eli Mattingly, Konstantin Herb, Monika Śliwiak, Sofia Franconi, Clarissa Zimmerman Cooley, Priscilla J. Slanetz, Lawrence L. Wald
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-92644-8