Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer death among women in industrialized countries [1]. To ensure successful treatment early detection and diagnosis are important, which conventionally is performed using x-ray mammography and sonography. Due to the limited sensitivity and specificity of these methods particularly in patients with dense breast parenchyma or postsurgical scars, breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has become a valuable tool in the management of selected breast cancer patients [2-4].
To investigate the artifact sizes of four different breast clip markers (Bard UltraClip Dual Trigger [BU], Somatex TUMARK Professional [TP], Somatex TUMARK Vision [TV], and Devicor Mammatome HydroMARK Breast Biopsy Site Marker [HM]) (Fig. 1), commonly used in our clinical practice on a standard breast-imaging MRI protocol in an in-vitro phantom model and to discuss potential clinical implications of the clip type selected [5, 6].
