Imaging-Assisted Large-Format Breast Pathology: Program Rationale and Development in a Nonprofit Health System in the United States
Figure 2
Specimen radiographs from lumpectomy shown in Figure 1 marked after pathologic examination. Red rectangles denote tissue blocks removed for microscopic examination. Block A1 consists of a large-format tissue section with circumferential surgical margins in the sagittal plane. Orientation is maintained on the radiograph with opaque letters “a” (anterior), “s” (superior), and “p” (posterior). The inferior margin is opposite superior (unmarked). Blocks A2–A6 are conventionally sized. Medial and lateral surgical margins are represented by conventional sections A3 and A6, respectively. Blocks A2 and A4 were removed to address specific findings identified by the breast imager.
