Effect of Computer-aided Detection System Use on the Duration of MRI-guided Biopsy of the Breast

Anticancer Res. 2020 Nov;40(11):6437-6441. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.14665.

Abstract

Background/aim: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided breast biopsy is a complex and time-consuming procedure. This study aimed to clarify the factors that affect the duration of the procedure.

Patients and methods: Twenty-eight examinations performed at our institute for 27 lesions detected solely on MRI were analyzed. The correlations between the clinicopathological factors and duration of the procedure were estimated.

Results: The needle guidance method was the only factor that significantly affected the duration of the MRI-guided vacuum-assisted breast biopsy (VAB) (p=0.012). The use of a computer-aided detection (CAD) system with grid breast compression plates had significantly shorter durations (62±12 min) than the manual calculation of coordinates with pillar-type compression plates (76±13 min).

Conclusion: This preliminary study showed that the use of a CAD system might shorten the duration of MRI-guided VAB.

Keywords: Magnetic resonance imaging; computer-aided detection; vacuum-assisted biopsy.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Biopsy, Needle / methods
  • Breast / diagnostic imaging*
  • Breast / pathology
  • Breast Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Breast Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Breast Neoplasms / pathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Image-Guided Biopsy*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Interventional*
  • Middle Aged
  • Time Factors
  • Vacuum