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“Trailblazing” TAD: Mr Peter Barry and Dr Andreas Karakatsanis on the unrivalled magnetic approach

Are you looking to level up your TAD technique? Maybe some advice from two of Europe’s most prominent axillary-focused surgeons could help...

Watch Dr Andreas Karakatsanis from Uppsala University Sweden, and Mr Peter Barry from The Royal Marsden, London, talking through their first-hand experience, insights and best practice tips for using Magseed and Magtrace for targeted mapping of the axilla. Here, they discuss:

  • The importance of choosing a seed marker that you'll find every time.
  • How Magseed TAD compares to previous axillary staging methods.
  • The impact of injecting Magtrace ahead of neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
  • How they’ve been able to reduce axillary clearance rates by nearly 50%
  • Why they believe Colloidal Carbon is unsuitable for TAD.

Speak to our team about how Magseed could help level up your TAD