Correlate architectural distortion from previous biopsy sites by delineating exact location of incisions

The Beekley Skin Marking System® for Mammography offers radiologists a simple and effective way to identify nipples, raised moles, surgical scars, palpable masses and non-palpable areas of concern or pain. As a result, interpreting mammograms may be faster and more accurate, helping you save more lives.

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The system consists of five different Beekley Medical® skin markers, each with a distinctive and unmistakable shape to interpret on an image. A circle appearing on the image could only mean one thing – a raised mole. A line indicates an area of a previous surgery, a triangle symbolises a palpable mass, a solid dot is used to mark a nipple and a square to mark non-palpable areas of concern or pain.

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Breast imaging centres using the Beekley Skin Marking System for digital, analogue and tomosynthesis mammograms report better communication, fewer questions, fewer additional views and permanent documentation.

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​How does a scar marker supplement a written history?

Routine scar marking aims to eliminate confusion of where a biopsy was performed. The surgical history and mammographic findings are more easily correlated; distortion or asymmetry of the local breast architecture can be explained. Calcifications found in the area marked with a scar marker can be examined relative to their location at the biopsy site. Routine and consistent placement of the scar marker will assure that a reference point to the original surgery is maintained from year to year.