Skip to main content
. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Jul 18.
Published in final edited form as: J Breast Imaging. 2021 Sep 16;3(5):542–555. doi: 10.1093/jbi/wbab061

Table 1.

Comparison of Wire and Nonwire Localization Devices

Localization Device
Wire I-125 Radioactive Seed Radar Reflector Magnetic Seed Radiofrequency Identification Tag
Graphical representation graphic file with name nihms-2007091-t0001.jpg graphic file with name nihms-2007091-t0002.jpg graphic file with name nihms-2007091-t0003.jpg graphic file with name nihms-2007091-t0004.jpg graphic file with name nihms-2007091-t0005.jpg
Device information Wire, external placement needle I-125 radioactive titanium seed, needle delivery system Infrared-activated electromagnetic wave reflector, needle delivery system Inducible magnetic device, needle delivery system Radio wave frequency device, needle delivery system
Detector None Geiger-Muller survey meter, intraoperative gamma probe Console Handheld probe Handheld disposable probe
Device cost, average $20 $20–50 $450 $400 $550
Maximum days of implantation 0–1 days 14 days >30 days >30 days >30 days