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Fig. 4

From: Image-guided breast biopsy and localisation: recommendations for information to women and referring physicians by the European Society of Breast Imaging

Fig. 4

Magnetic resonance imaging-guided vacuum-assisted biopsy. The patient is prone, positioned on a dedicated coil that allows to insert the needle through a greed (light blue arrow), shown in the figure outside the magnet. After local anaesthesia, the needle is guided to the lesion on the basis of specifically acquired magnetic resonance images. To conclude the procedure, the patient has to enter and exit the magnet at least three times (see text)

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