The iBRA-NET localization study: international IDEAL 2a/2b multicentre cohort study comparing the safety and effectiveness of wire- and radar-guided localization for impalpable breast lesions
Rajiv V Dave, Jenna Morgan, Simon Lowes, Robert Milligan, Rachel Foster, Emma Barrett, Amtul R Carmichael, Suzanne Elgammal, Edward St John, Chris Holcombe, Yazan Masannat, Shelley Potter, Suzanne Krizak, Vidya Raghavan, James Harvey, the iBRA-NET Localisation Study collaborative · 2026
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Dave and co-authors compare two ways of marking breast lumps that cannot be felt, so surgeons can find them during operations. The old standard threads a wire into the lump on the day of surgery; wires can slip and force tight schedules. The newer method plants a tiny radar reflector that can sit in place for days.
Across twenty-seven units, nearly thirteen hundred radar cases were compared with older wire cases. Radar found the target lump slightly less often overall, though the gap vanished once patients who had drug treatment first were set aside. Radar cases had fewer positive margins and started surgery earlier in the day. Repeat surgery rates matched. The authors call radar guidance safe, effective, and easier to schedule.
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| CREATOR | Rajiv V Dave, Jenna Morgan, Simon Lowes, Robert Milligan, Rachel Foster, Emma Barrett, Amtul R Carmichael, Suzanne Elgammal, Edward St John, Chris Holcombe, Yazan Masannat, Shelley Potter, Suzanne Krizak, Vidya Raghavan, James Harvey, the iBRA-NET Localisation Study collaborative |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 46 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |