Mammographic Procedures​

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Our highly skilled and trained breast Radiologists perform specialised hookwire and steriotactic biopsies under mammogram guidance. 

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Hookwire Procedure

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Mammography, ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan images or pictures sometimes show abnormalities in the breast that cannot be felt by a doctor. If the abnormality is to be surgically removed, it is necessary to place a fine wire, called a hookwire, in the breast with its tip at the site of the abnormality. This acts as a marker during surgery and enables the surgeon to remove the correct area of breast tissue.

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Stereotactic Biopsy

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A breast biopsy is performed to remove some cells from a suspicious area in the breast and examine them under a microscope to determine a diagnosis. This can be performed surgically or, more commonly, by a radiologist using a less invasive procedure that involves a hollow needle and image-guidance. Image-guided needle biopsy is not designed to remove the entire lesion.

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In stereotactic breast biopsy, our tomosynthesis/3D mammography machine uses x-rays to help guide the radiologist’s biopsy equipment to the site of the abnormal growth.

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