Imaging-Assisted Large-Format Breast Pathology: Program Rationale and Development in a Nonprofit Health System in the United States
Figure 1
Specimen radiographs of a lumpectomy from a left breast sectioned at 5 mm intervals in the sagittal plane. Sections are sequentially oriented from medial (a) to lateral (d). Yellow circles correspond to marks made by a breast imager following review and correlation of relevant imaging studies to denote significant radiographic findings such as calcification, mass density, architectural distortion, ultrasound findings and enhancement on MRI. The imager selectively marks sections to demonstrate maximum size and extent of neoplasia and close proximity to margins with the expectation that the pathologist will provide histopathologic correlation of identified imaging findings.
