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…
Mammography Techniques, Positioning, and Optimizing Image Quality
Fig. 3.1 (a, b) Comparison of two craniocaudal (CC) views: nipple in profile (a) versus nipple not in profile, with the nipple mimicking a retroareolar mass (b) Box 3.1 Mammography Film…
Breast Ultrasound
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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)…
Design and Operation of a Comprehensive Breast Care Center
Fig. 18.1 Map of New York State displays the distribution of patients that we serve Fig. 18.2 Map of the United States and Canada showing the distribution of patients that…
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…
Digital Mammography and Digital Breast Tomosynthesis
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,…
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…
Mammographic Signs of Breast Cancer
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…
Imaging of the Symptomatic Breast in the Young, Pregnant, or Lactating Woman
Fig. 11.1 A 16-year-old with a palpable mass histologically proven to be a fibroadenoma at core-needle biopsy. Ultrasound shows an ovoid circumscribed mass with homogenous internal echotexture Fig. 11.2 A…
