Fullerton Radiology is please to now offer the Savi Scout wire free breast localizer in the Breast Imaging Center at Corona Regional Medical Center!
This new technology can be used in place of traditional wire localization for breast cancer surgery. Instead of placing a wire that extends outside the body early in the morning of surgery for a breast lumpectomy, the Savi Scout Wire-Free Radar Localization system allows radiologists to place a small marker within the area targeted for surgery days or weeks before surgery is scheduled. The marker is similar to a biopsy clip that is placed through a tiny incision in the skin under local anesthesia. Surgeons can then use the system to identify the target with more flexibility in how they approach the operation.
Placing the marker days before surgery helps to reduce stress on the day of surgery, and the technology reduces the amount of tissue needed to be removed which may improve cosmetic outcomes.
See the graphic and video below for additional information, or visit the Cianna Medical web site for more information.
If you need surgery to remove abnormal tissue from your breast, ask you breast surgeon about the possibility of wire-free localization.
