Methods of manufacturing and using radiopaque localization arrays

A method of manufacturing a radiopaque localization array comprising:

• providing a radiopaque layer comprising a metal foil;
• providing a backing layer;
• combining the radiopaque layer and the backing layer with an adhesive layer between the radiopaque layer and the backing layer;
• and
• cutting the radiopaque localization array in the radiopaque layer using a cutter after the radiopaque layer and the backing layer are combined, wherein the radiopaque localization array comprises a metal grid that is attached by the adhesive layer to a removable backing formed from the backing layer.

A method of using a radiopaque localization array, the method comprising:

• placing the radiopaque localization array on a surface of a patient;
• taking an image of the patient by a medical imaging machine, wherein the radiopaque localization array is superimposed on one or more internal features of the patient in an image taken by the medical imaging machine;
• identifying an opening in the radiopaque localization array in which to make a mark on, an incision in, and/or an injection in based on a marking of the radiopaque localization array that identifies where a target internal feature of the patient is located;
• and
• accessing the surface of the patient directly through the identified opening.