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… to localize lesions for the breast surgeons,” Ermelinda Bonaccio, MD , Chair of Diagnostic and Interventional … you shouldn’t feel much more than pressure,” Dr. Bonaccio explains. Innovative seed is easier on the patient … better than the outdated method of using a wire, says Dr. Bonaccio. “Previously, the morning of surgery the patient …

… views and may reduce patients’ anxiety,” says Ermelinda Bonaccio MD, FACR,  Chair of the Department of Diagnostic … can often see it clearly on the first screening,” says Dr. Bonaccio. “A 3D mammogram allows us to scroll through a … the same amount of compression of the breast,” says Dr. Bonaccio. “The main difference is a 3D scan has a slightly …

… find a cancer when it is too small to feel, says Ermelinda Bonaccio, MD, FACR , Chair of Diagnostic Radiology at Roswell … you cannot tell by how it feels whether it is cancer,” Dr. Bonaccio says. “However, the best way to find an early cancer … feel fine and do not feel anything in their breast,” Dr. Bonaccio says. “That is the goal: we are trying to find the …

… detection and diagnosis of breast cancer," says Ermelinda Bonaccio, MD, FACR , Chair of the Department of … the tube to take several tissue samples,” explains Dr. Bonaccio. Ultrasound-guided breast biopsy Using an ultrasound … that wouldn’t be seen on a mammogram alone,” explains Dr. Bonaccio. “We can then mark the lesion, which gives us the …