Experience with seed localization for nonpalpable breast lesions in a public health care system

R Rao, A Moldrem, V Sarode, J White, M Amen… - Annals of surgical …, 2010 - Springer
Background Seed localization uses a radioactive source to identify nonpalpable breast
lesions for excision; it is an emerging alternative to wire localization (WL). Previous single …

Radioactive seed localization versus wire localization for nonpalpable breast lesions: a two-year initial experience at a large community hospital

L Stelle, T Schoenheit, A Brubaker, X Tang… - Annals of Surgical …, 2018 - Springer
Background Radioactive seed localization (RSL) is a safe and effective alternative to wire
localization (WL) for nonpalpable breast lesions. While several large academic institutions …

Radioactive seed localization of nonpalpable breast lesions is better than wire localization

RJ Gray, BA Pockaj, PJ Karstaedt… - The American journal of …, 2004 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The current study sought to validate radioactive seed localization (RSL) as
an alternative to wire localization (WL) to facilitate the operative excision of nonpalpable …

A multi‐site validation trial of radioactive seed localization as an alternative to wire localization

JH Hughes, MC Mason, RJ Gray… - The breast …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
This study aims to validate radioactive seed localization (RSL) as an alternative to wire
localization (WL) in the operative excision of nonpalpable breast lesions. Eligible patients …

Radioactive seed localization of nonpalpable breast lesions in an academic comprehensive cancer program community hospital setting

JC Chiu, S Ajmal, X Zhu, E Griffith… - The american …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Wire localized excision (WLE) has been a long-standing method for localization of
nonpalpable breast lesions. Disadvantages of this method include difficulty locating the wire …

Radioactive seed localization for nonpalpable breast lesions: review of 1,000 consecutive procedures at a single institution

LJ McGhan, SC McKeever, BA Pockaj, N Wasif… - Annals of surgical …, 2011 - Springer
Introduction Radioactive seed localization (RSL) is an alternative to wire localization for
nonpalpable breast lesions, with reported lower rates of positive surgical margins. Methods …

Starting a radioactive seed localization program

J Jakub, R Gray - Annals of surgical oncology, 2015 - Springer
Because of disadvantages, such as the need to perform the localization and operation the
same day and difficulty maintaining orientation of the center of the localization in relation to …

Heading toward radioactive seed localization in non‐palpable breast cancer surgery? A meta‐analysis

B Pouw, LJ de Wit‐van der Veen… - Journal of Surgical …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Wire‐guided localization is the most commonly used technique for intraoperative
localization of non‐palpable breast cancer. Radioactive seed localization (RSL) is becoming …

Radioactive seed localization for non-palpable breast cancer

MW Barentsz, M Van Den Bosch… - Journal of British …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Background Radioactive seed localization (RSL) is an alternative to wire localization for
guiding surgical excision of non-palpable breast cancer. This review provides an overview …

Localization for breast surgery: the next generation

DO Jeffries, LA Dossett… - Archives of pathology & …, 2017 - meridian.allenpress.com
Context.—Preoperative localization of nonpalpable breast lesions using image-guided wire
placement has been a standard of breast imaging, diagnosis, and treatment since its …