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Article: E-Z-EM, Inc. introduces MRI Lesion Marking System; new medical device is designed for MR mammography and other interventional MRI procedures.
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- June 3, 1996
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WESTBURY, N.Y.--(HealthWire)--June 3, 1996--E-Z-EM, Inc. (AMEX -- EZMA and EZMB), the world's first manufacturer to develop MR-compatible medical devices, today announced that it has introduced a new MRI Lesion Marking System product line for MR mammography.
The devices are used to mark non-palpable breast lesions for subsequent surgical biopsy or removal.
"These MR-compatible positioning needles and localization wires should prove to be very useful for MR mammography, which has been shown to be a sensitive, accurate method of detecting lesions of the breast," said Dr. Andrew A. Zwarun, E-Z-EM's Vice President of MRI. "The use of MRI scanners to guide ...