In a multicenter feasibility study, Matrix Cell Research Insitute Inc.’s magnetic probe TAKUMI was used in conjunction with Hakko Co., Ltd.’s magnetic Guiding-Marker System®, to verify the effectiveness of a magnetic guiding localization system with ultrasound guidance for both detection and excision of non-palpable breast lesions.
The article “Magnetically Guided Localization Using a Guiding-Marker System® and a Handheld Magnetic Probe for Nonpalpable Breast Lesions: A Multicenter Feasibility Study in Japan” (Kurita, T.; Taruno, K.; Nakamura, S.; Takei, H.; Enokido, K.; Kuwayama, T.; Kanada, Y.; Akashi-Tanaka, S.; Matsuyanagi, M.; Hankyo, M.; Yanagihara, K.; Sakatani, T.; Sakamaki, K.; Kuwahata, A.; Sekino, M.; Kusakabe, M.), was published on June 11, 2021 in MPDI Cancers 2021, 13, 2923. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers13122923
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