Study description
This prospective single‑center study from Institut Godinot and Institut Curie evaluated Pintuition® surgical marker navigation for the excision of non‑palpable, ultrasound‑visible breast lesions. Across 200 consecutive procedures, all primary lesions and markers were successfully retrieved, with a low re‑excision rate and high user adoption among surgeons. The study demonstrates that surgical marker navigation can be safely and efficiently implemented at scale, while improving workflow flexibility compared with wire‑guided localization.
Key messages
- Low re‑excision rate (9%), outperforming published wire‑guided localization benchmarks (14.9–20.8%)
- 100% lesion excision and marker retrieval achieved across 200 procedures
- Flexible pre‑operative scheduling, with markers placed up to 180 days before surgery and no impact on re‑excision rates
- High patient and clinician acceptance, with low insertion discomfort and improved theater planning reported