Magnetic resonance imaging of the breast

The system is able to accommodate both core-biopsy and vacuum-assisted- biopsy devices. The user clicks on the target lesion on the screen and the system automatically moves the needle to the proper area without the user having to count grid squares. "It was just beyond me to see doctors forced to count squares when performing a biopsy," Cheng said. "The contrast stays in the body for only 10 minutes. During that time, the physician has to be able to decide what to target for the biopsy. We didn't think it was possible to ask doctors to calculate while under that time pressure, so we made it all automatic."