Research Article

Development of MRI Projection Mapping System for Breast-Conserving Surgery in the Operating Room: Preliminary Clinical Results in Invasive Breast Cancer

Table 1

Assessment of invasive breast cancer by projection mapping, conventional method, and pathology.

PatientBreast cancerPM procedureBreast conserving surgeryMaximum diameter of invasive part(mm)
No.Age (y/0)SideInner/outerHistology and gradeTN classificationAdditional lesionsSlopeIncidence angle (degree)Rigid markerMargin (mm)Margin involvementPathologyConventional methodPM methodDiscrepancy

166RightInnerIDC gr2T1cN0DCISNo0Match10Negative1512143
262RightInnerIDC gr2T2N1aNo0Match10Negative2524205
360LeftInnerIDC gr2T1cN0No0Match10Negative1815153
453LeftOuterIDC gr1T1bN0DCISYes5Match15Negative816125
560LeftInnerIDC gr1T1bN0No0Mismatch15Negative8NANA
636LeftInnerIDC gr3T1cN0DCISNo0Match15DCIS1820164
770LeftOuterIDC gr2T2N0Yes5MismatchNANegative3235NANA
845LeftInnerIDC gr3T2N0No0Match15Negative2524244
945LeftInnerIDC gr1T1bN0No0Match15Negative7984
1059RightOuterIDC gr2T1bN0DCISYes20Match10DCIS614108

PM: projection mapping; US: ultrasound; DCIS: ductal carcinoma in situ. Patients who could not compete the PM procedure because of human errors. Discrepancies in cancer location were defined as the maximum distance between the edge of the invasive cancer drawn by these two methods.