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Current status of MRI-guided vacuum-assisted breast biopsy in Japan

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In April 2018, the national health insurance coverage of MRI-guided vacuum-assisted breast biopsy (VAB) was instituted with the application of the Japan Breast Cancer Society. Although MRI-guided VAB has been considered as a special procedure for a long time, having an access to this procedure should be recommended for facilities performing breast MRI as in Western countries. From now on, relevant societies should make efforts in data collection and quality control of MRI-guided VAB in Japan. We must avoid the following. To delay the early diagnosis of breast cancer in the judgment of an inaccurate indication, perform unnecessary biopsy due to overestimation of diagnosis, and reduce the success rate of MRI-guided VAB with immature techniques. This review explains the current status of MRI-guided VAB in Japan and shares procedure and biopsy data as a future reference from an experienced facility.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Division of Radiology, Showa University School of Medicine, 1-5-8 Hatanodai, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan

    Noritsugu Takahama, Mitsuhiro Tozaki & Yoshimitsu Ohgiya

  2. Department of Radiology, Sagara Hospital, 3-31 Matsubara-cho, Kagoshima city, Kagoshima, Japan

    Mitsuhiro Tozaki

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Takahama, N., Tozaki, M. & Ohgiya, Y. Current status of MRI-guided vacuum-assisted breast biopsy in Japan. Breast Cancer 28, 1188–1194 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12282-020-01107-x

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