Suros公司推出ATEC蓝宝石整合式乳房活检系统

一种整合式真空辅助乳房活检系统为核磁共振、超声波以及定向成像等影像诊断检查提供兼容性。

这种新型系统叫做ATEC蓝宝石，配备了与核磁共振兼容的半球形吸头的细针，使得医生能够对乳房瘦小的女性患者的乳房进行活检，能够到达靠近皮肤的活检目标，或者对瘦小干瘪的乳房进行活检而无论皮肤性质如何。蓝宝石系统式Suros公司的产品，为高风险妇女进行早期癌症的检测提供了新选择，而无需创伤性手术。

在最近的研究中，核磁共振引导下进行真空辅助的乳房活检已经获得了广泛认可，在患乳房疾病与癌症风险较高的女性中的研究结果支持核磁共振引导活检的效能。使用蓝宝石系统的医生将通常90分钟操作程序缩短了一半，使得核磁共振引导乳房活检成为了一种切实可行的经济合算的选择，特别是与外科手术相比较的时候。

曼哈顿诊断放射学的Ilona Hertz医生说：“我使用Suros标准细针已经快1年了，我喜欢使用。将核磁共振细针配备到我的设备上之后，我能够帮助99.9％的女性，无论她们乳房是大是小，或者她们的病变很难触及。”

All-in-One Breast Biopsy System
 
An all-in-one, vacuum-assisted breast biopsy system offers compatibility with the diagnostic imaging modalities of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), ultrasound, and stereotactic imaging.

Called ATEC Sapphire, the new system features an MRI-compatible petite needle with a hemispherical tip that allows doctors to biopsy women with thin breasts, access biopsy targets close to the skin wall, or biopsy thinly compressed breasts without concern for skin perforation.

The Sapphire system is the product of Suros Surgical Systems, Inc. （Indianapolis, IN, USA), and offers high-risk women the option of early cancer detection without invasive surgery.

The ability to perform vacuum-assisted breast biopsy with MRI guidance is gaining wide acceptance following recent studies supporting the efficacy of MRI-guided biopsy for women at high risk for breast disease and cancer. Doctors using the Sapphire system have cut the typical 90-minute procedure time in half, making MRI-guided breast biopsy a viable economic option, especially when compared to surgery.

“I have been using Suros’ standard petite needle for almost a year and I love it,” said Dr. Ilona Hertz, a radiologist with Manhattan Diagnostic Radiology (New York, NY, USA). “With the addition of the MRI petite needle to my equipment, I’ll be able to help 99.9% of women, no matter whether they’re large- or small-breasted, or if their lesion is difficult to reach.”