Image Guided Wire Localization

In preparation for breast surgery, your surgeon may request the localization of an area to be removed during surgery. Under stereotactic (mammogram) or ultrasound guidance, the radiologist can mark this area with a thin wire, placed on the morning of the surgery. A portion of the wire will be within the breast, and a portion will be visible from outside of the breast. The surgeon will follow the visible portion of the wire into the breast to find the area that needs to be removed.