Imaging for early stage breast cancer

Guidelines – closed cavity surgery

1. Only patients with CVS ≥ 3 are recommended for implantation

2. The visible seroma with homogeneous background has to be outlined only

3. Surgical disturbances such as breast tissue protrusions/flanges around the excision

cavity have to be exluded from the contour

4. If surgical clip is present it has to be surrounded by the contour with close contact

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Cavity Visualization Score DM Landis et al. ,

IJROBP, 2007, 67, 1299-1308