Vanderbilt surgeons first to use intraoperative PET for breast tumor margin assessment

Vanderbilt surgeons are the first to use a new PET imaging technique intraoperatively to assess excised breast tissue margins in real-time, potentially eliminating the need for pathology and reducing re-excision rates.

• First-in-human use of intraoperative PET for margin assessment in breast cancer surgery.
• Aims to provide real-time feedback on malignancy, potentially reducing re-excision surgeries.
• No clinical outcomes data or comparative accuracy figures are reported; the technique is early in development.

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