RT Book, Section
A1 Mackey, Aimee
A1 Ananthakrishnan, Preya
A2 Schrope, Beth
SR Print(0)
ID 57915295
T1 Chapter 5. Breast Ultrasound
T2 Surgical and Interventional Ultrasound
YR 2014
FD 2014
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-176762-0
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57915295
RD 2024/04/20
AB The  role  of  ultrasound  in  breast  care  has  expanded  considerably  over  the  past  30  years.  While  in  its  infancy,  it  was  used  mainly  to  distinguish  cystic  from  solid  masses,  it  has  evolved  to  be  an  essential  component  of  state-of-the-art  breast  care  for  the  breast  surgeon.  Currently,  it  is  essential  for  work-up  of  breast  symptoms  or  mammographic  abnormalities,  and  is  the  preferred  modality  for  image-guided  procedures.  Breast  ultrasound  is  unique  from  ultrasound  of  other  areas  in  the  body  in  that  it  requires  correlation  of  ultrasound  findings  with  mammogram  and  physical  examination.  Major  advantages  of  ultrasound  over  other  breast  imaging  modalities  include  lack  of  exposure  to  ionizing  radiation  as  well  as  patient  comfort.