Amy Denise Argus MD, Presenter: Advisory Board, Devicor Medical Products, Inc

Wade Christian Hedegard MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Christiane Katharina Kuhl MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Wendy Burton Demartini MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

W. Phil Evans MD, Presenter: Scientific Advisory Board, VuCOMP, Inc

Jennifer Ruth Cranny MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Amy L. Kerger DO, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Colleen H. Neal MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Michael Patrick McNamara MD, Presenter: Stockholder, Apple Inc Stockholder, General Electric Company

Carol M. Dell MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Mitva J. Patel MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Candice W Bolan MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Kathleen R. Gundry MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Christopher Pattrin Ho MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Roberta A. Jong MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Hiroyuki Abe MD, Presenter: Consultant, Seno Medical Instruments, Inc

Karla A. Sepulveda MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Kirti Manohar Kulkarni MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Andrew Bowman MD, PhD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Stamatia V. Destounis MD, Presenter: Investigator, FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation Investigator, Seno Medical Instruments, Inc

Su-Ju Lee MD, Presenter: Spouse, Stockholder, General Electric Company

Michelle V. Lee MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

1) Establish criteria for MR Image-guided breast biopsy patient selection. 2) Cultivate a working understanding of MR Image-guided biopsy and needle localization instrumentation and implementation. 3) Basic MR Image-guided biopsy and needle localization parameters and requirements for appropriate coil, needle and approach selection. 4) Discuss practice integration issues. 5) Benefits and limitations of availability of MR Image-guided biopsy/needle localization in your practice.

This course is intended to provide both basic didactic instruction and hands-on experience in the application of MRI guided breast biopsy. MRI provides greater sensitivity for detecting breast cancer compared with mammography and ultrasound, although with imperfect specificity. MRI guided biopsy is required to confirm or exclude maligancy for MRI only findings. This course will be devoted to the understanding and identification of the following pertaining to MRI guided biopsy: 1) appropriate patient selection 2) optimal positioning for biopsy 3) target selection and confirmation 4) various biopsy technologies and techniques 5) potential problems and pitfalls.

Argus, A, Hedegard, W, Kuhl, C, Demartini, W, Evans, W, Cranny, J, Kerger, A, Neal, C, McNamara, M, Dell, C, Patel, M, Bolan, C, Gundry, K, Ho, C, Jong, R, Abe, H, Sepulveda, K, Kulkarni, K, Bowman, A, Destounis, S, Lee, S, Lee, M, MR Imaging-guided Breast Biopsy (Hands-on Workshop).  Radiological Society of North America 2014 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, - ,Chicago IL. http://archive.rsna.org/2014/4426451.html