This new technology helps overcome the challenges of wire localization and offers a better option for locating a breast tumor.
OCALA, Fla. (PRWEB) May 29, 2019
AdventHealth Ocala and its partners at Radiology Associates of Ocala are the first in Marion County to offer women with small breast cancer tumors a new, more comfortable and convenient surgical option called the SCOUT® Wire-Free Radar Breast Localization System. This advanced technology works by placing a tiny device about the size of a grain of rice, called a reflector, into the tumor at the patient’s convenience before the day of surgery. This allows physicians to precisely locate and remove cancerous tissue during a lumpectomy or surgical biopsy procedure.
The SCOUT® technology replaces the traditional process which requires marking extremely small tumors with a hooked wire inserted into the breast. Because the end of the wire sticks out from the breast, it is typically placed on the morning of surgery and patients must restrict their movements, so the wire is not accidentally moved or dislodged.
“We know men and women who receive this diagnosis can be anxious and scared, and we want to make the process as easy as we can during what can be one of the most trying times of someone’s life,” said Dr. David M McFaddin, Breast and General Surgery, Chair of AdventHealth Ocala's Breast Care Leadership Committee. “This kind of leading-edge technology, which provides an enormous benefit to those who are diagnosed with breast cancer, is an important part of how we’re elevating health care in Marion County.”
During lumpectomy surgery, SCOUT® uses safe, non-radioactive radar waves to accurately detect the location of the reflector and the tumor to within 1mm of accuracy, allowing the surgeon to precisely locate and remove both the tumor and the reflector without the need for uncomfortable wires.
The SCOUT system has been proven in over 60,000 procedures. It has been shown to decrease patient discomfort and improve patient satisfaction.
AdventHealth, formerly Florida Hospital, is committed to being on the forefront of innovation and technology and providing our unique brand of compassionate whole-person care.
About AdventHealth West Florida Division (Formerly Florida Hospital)
The West Florida Division of AdventHealth has some of the nation’s brightest medical minds making lifesaving breakthroughs with surgical pioneers, scientists and researchers using leading edge technology and innovation to deliver our brand of whole-person care. Our network of care includes AdventHealth Carrollwood, AdventHealth Connerton, AdventHealth Dade City, AdventHealth Lake Placid, AdventHealth North Pinellas, AdventHealth Ocala, AdventHealth Sebring, AdventHealth Tampa, AdventHealth Wauchula, AdventHealth Wesley Chapel and AdventHealth Zephyrhills, as well as three freestanding offsite Emergency Rooms including AdventHealth Central Pasco ER, AdventHealth Palm Harbor ER and AdventHealth TimberRidge ER. We are more than hospitals, as we have a robust system of care including specialty acute care, over 200 primary care and specialty employed physicians, Express Care at Walgreens clinics, urgent care centers, wound care, physical therapy and home health care. AdventHealth is a faith-based not-for-profit health care system with a mission of Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. AdventHealth has hundreds of care sites and nearly 50 hospitals across the United States. For more information about AdventHealth, visit AdventHealth.com, or Facebook.com/AdventHealth.