Screening Mammography 101 and Beyond
You get on the elevator. The woman in the elevator smiles at you. The door closes. She clears her throat and says, “I know you don’t remember me, but you…
BREAST IMAGING
Physics Facts That WILL Improve Your Images
Many readers will skip this chapter. Don’t be one of them. Most of us learned physics in order to pass boards, but we never really made the leap to understanding…
The First Question
The first question that a radiologist should consider when interpreting any study is, “Is this an adequate study?” That topic encompasses many points in breast imaging: • Is this the…
Architectural Distortion
Presentation and Presenting Images ( ▶ Fig. 24.1, ▶ Fig. 24.2, ▶ Fig. 24.3, ▶ Fig. 24.4, ▶ Fig. 24.5, ▶ Fig. 24.6, ▶ Fig. 24.7, ▶ Fig. 24.8, ▶…
Developing Asymmetry
Presentation and Presenting Images ( ▶ Fig. 97.1, ▶ Fig. 97.2, ▶ Fig. 97.3, ▶ Fig. 97.4, ▶ Fig. 97.5, ▶ Fig. 97.6) A 53-year-old female with a history of…
Palpable Spiculated Masses
Presentation and Presenting Images ( ▶ Fig. 101.1, ▶ Fig. 101.2, ▶ Fig. 101.3, ▶ Fig. 101.4, ▶ Fig. 101.5) A 53-year-old female with a palpable abnormality in the right…
Spiculated Mass Not Seen on Ultrasound
Presentation and Presenting Images ( ▶ Fig. 98.1, ▶ Fig. 98.2, ▶ Fig. 98.3, ▶ Fig. 98.4, ▶ Fig. 98.5) A 46-year-old female with invasive ductal carcinoma of the right…
Focal Asymmetry—One or Two Lesions
Presentation and Presenting Images ( ▶ Fig. 66.1, ▶ Fig. 66.2) A 58-year-old female presents for asymptomatic screening mammography. 66.2 Key Images ( ▶ Fig. 66.3, ▶ Fig. 66.4) 66.2.1 Breast Tissue…
Regional Calcifications
Presentation and Presenting Images ( ▶ Fig. 94.1, ▶ Fig. 94.2, ▶ Fig. 94.3, ▶ Fig. 94.4, ▶ Fig. 94.5, ▶ Fig. 94.6, ▶ Fig. 94.7, ▶ Fig. 94.8, ▶…
Palpable Masses with No Mammographic Correlate
Presentation and Presenting Images ( ▶ Fig. 79.1, ▶ Fig. 79.2, ▶ Fig. 79.3, ▶ Fig. 79.4, ▶ Fig. 79.5, ▶ Fig. 79.6, ▶ Fig. 79.7, ▶ Fig. 79.8, ▶…
