CBIS was instrumental in the development and approval of this technology which is now offered by GE Healthcare on its state-of-the-art Senographe Pristina mammography system. This system allows for the highest resolution and lowest radiation dose of any available biopsy system. The innovative features allow a biopsy approach from any direction in any patient; and the patient can remain seated in a chair during the whole procedure. The system has proven to be extremely fast and accurate. Since 3-D mammography is becoming the standard for all mammograms, this technology is essential to be able to biopsy the smallest areas that can only be seen on 3-D systems. This system replaces traditional stereotactic breast biopsy. Since it only needs one 3D image per view compared with 2-3 for each stereotactic view, it is almost twice as fast and uses less than half the radiation. This is the only system available that uses a “grid” for all breast sizes which further reduces radiation and improves image quality. Before 3D biopsy became available, some abnormalities found on 3D mammography could only be biopsied by surgery.
3D Breast Biopsy