Estimating the location of the hook-wire used in breast-conserving surgery using a magnetometer

In the surgical treatment of nonpalpable breast lesions, such as in early-stage cancer, a hook-wire is inserted into the lesion as a marker to enable surgeons to excise the tissue, along with the hook-wire, with a good margin. However, a benchmark technique for intraoperatively determining whether t...

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Main Authors: Oiendrila Bhowmik Debnath, Akihiro Kuwahata, Yuki Sunaga, Shinichi Chikaki, Miki Kaneko, Moriaki Kusakabe, Masaki Sekino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIP Publishing LLC 2024-01-01
Series:AIP Advances
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/9.0000799