The Key Essentials to Stereotactic Breast Biopsy

This comprehensive, practice-focused course provides essential education on stereotactic breast biopsy, designed to help technologists strengthen procedural confidence, improve technical precision, and enhance collaboration with interpreting radiologists. Through expert-led instruction and real-world clinical insight, participants will gain a thorough understanding of biopsy fundamentals, equipment considerations, quality control requirements, and patient positioning strategies that directly support diagnostic accuracy and high-quality patient care.

This course features nationally recognized experts Dr. Michael Linver, M.D. and Ms. Dawn Derenberger, R.T.(R)(M), who bring a dual perspective from radiology and technologist practice. Together, they guide learners through the full stereotactic workflow — from equipment principles and procedural execution to quality assurance and troubleshooting — ensuring participants leave with actionable skills they can apply immediately in clinical practice.

Across four focused lectures, participants will learn to: understand the principles and workflow of stereotactic and DBT-guided breast biopsy; review preparation steps, specimen imaging, and clip placement; recognize key equipment design concepts and procedural sequencing necessary for successful tissue acquisition; clarify the shared responsibilities of technologists and radiologists throughout the biopsy process; implement essential quality control testing for upright and prone stereotactic systems while understanding annual physicist evaluations; and apply practical positioning techniques and troubleshooting strategies to improve targeting accuracy and patient comfort.

Lectures include:

1. Stereotactic and DBT Breast Biopsy
2. Stereotactic Breast Biopsy: Procedure & Equipment
3. Stereotactic Breast Biopsy: Quality Control
4. Stereotactic Breast Biopsy: Patient Positioning Tips & Tricks