Breast Surgery Margin Assessment: New Imaging Tool

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1. Morphological imaging scanner achieved 95.2 percent accuracy in margin assessment compared to macroscopic examination's 81 percent accuracy.

2. Study conducted at Montpellier Cancer Institute.

3. Sample included 20 patients and 21 tumors.

4. Scanner enables rapid evaluation of lumpectomy specimens.

5. Concordance of 76.2 percent with macroscopic examination.

6. Additional re-excision suggested in 19 percent of cases.

7. No delayed reoperations required, except in select cases.