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Diagnostic Mammography
o Used to evaluate exact size and location of an
abnormality as well as to image the surrounding
tissue and lymph nodes
o Standard CC and MLO + additional angles and
magnified views of suspicious areas may be taken
and interpreted
o Used to evaluate women with abnormal findings
such as a breast mass or nipple discharge
o In addition to the MLO and CC views, a diagnostic
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Simple cyst
cystic mass
UTZ
9
mm
speculated mass w/
attenuation
Used to guide
o fine-needle aspiration biopsy
o core-needle biopsy
o needle localization of breast lesions
Its findings are highly reproducible and it has a high
patient acceptance rate, but it does not reliably
detect lesions that are 1 cm in diameter
Can also be utilized to image the regional lymph
nodes in patients with breast cancer
The features of a lymph node involved with cancer
include
o cortical thickening
o change in shape of the node to more circular
appearance
o size larger than 10 mm
o absence of a fatty hilum and hypoechoic internal
echoes
Intraductal
25 mm irregular mass
implant
Indeterminate
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