The Postoperative Breast

Oct 28, 2016 by in ONCOLOGY Comments Off on The Postoperative Breast

Fig. 16.1 Status post-excisional biopsy for ADH. Minimal postsurgical changes are present in the anterior upper central right breast Fig. 16.2 (a) Prior bilateral benign excisional biopsies. Skin scar markers…

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Breast Intervention

Oct 28, 2016 by in ONCOLOGY Comments Off on Breast Intervention

Fig. 12.1 Multiple automated spring-loaded biopsy guns are commercially available. Gauges range from 12 to 18 Fig. 12.2 Automated spring-loaded core needle tip in the unfired (top) and fired (bottom)…

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Breast Ultrasound

Oct 28, 2016 by in ONCOLOGY Comments Off on Breast Ultrasound

Reprinted with permission of the American College of Radiology 2014. No other representation of this material is authorized without expressed, written permission from the American College of Radiology. Refer to…

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Breast MRI for Diagnosis and Staging of Breast Cancer

Oct 28, 2016 by in ONCOLOGY Comments Off on Breast MRI for Diagnosis and Staging of Breast Cancer

Screening  Women with high lifetime risk of breast cancer  Women newly diagnosed with breast cancer to screen the contralateral breast  Women post breast augmentation Extent of disease  Multifocality and multicentricity…

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Digital Mammography and Digital Breast Tomosynthesis

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Fig. 4.1 Schematic description of the main components in digital mammography, from X-ray tube to image display. The image acquisition, display, and storage can be optimized separately in digital mammography,…

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Imaging Pathological Correlation in Breast Imaging

Oct 28, 2016 by in ONCOLOGY Comments Off on Imaging Pathological Correlation in Breast Imaging

Fig. 13.1 A 35-year-old with a palpable lump histologically proven to be a fibroadenoma. (a) Ultrasound demonstrates an ovoid solid mass with circumscribed borders. (b) Histology demonstrates pericanalicular type of…

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Mammographic Signs of Breast Cancer

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Classic signs of breast cancer  1. Mass  2. Architectural distortion  3. Malignant-appearing microcalcifications  4. Focal asymmetry Subtle signs of breast cancer  1. Developing densities  2. Subtle asymmetries  3. Partially visualized…

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