ROLE OF DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY, ULTRASOUND AND MRI IN EVALUATION OF BREAST MASSES
Dr. Saad Ashor Hassan;
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reast cancer is the commontest cancer in women world wide with an estimated 1.4 million cases in 2008.
The purpose of all diagnostic modalities in breast cancer is early detection and proper diagnosis, which has its major impact on further management and prognosis.
X-ray mammography is still considered the first examination in diagnosis of breast diseases world wide.
There are multiple factors that may lead to equivocal mammogram results including; presence of architectural distortion, dense breast tissue in young female patients. This necessitates the presence of other complementary studies that could overcome these factors.
US has been established as a complementary tool for mammography because of long experience with its use, accessibility, relatively low cost and the opportunity it affords for real time guidance of aspiration or needle biopsy. However, its operator dependence nature remains its main limitation.
Because of higher sensitivities and specificities for MR imaging compared with those for mammography, it has been suggested that MR imaging could be used to further characterization of indeterminate lesions detected at mammography, US or physical examination.
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reast cancer is the commontest cancer in women world wide with an estimated 1.4 million cases in 2008.
The purpose of all diagnostic modalities in breast cancer is early detection and proper diagnosis, which has its major impact on further management and prognosis.
X-ray mammography is still considered the first examination in diagnosis of breast diseases world wide.
There are multiple factors that may lead to equivocal mammogram results including; presence of architectural distortion, dense breast tissue in young female patients. This necessitates the presence of other complementary studies that could overcome these factors.
US has been established as a complementary tool for mammography because of long experience with its use, accessibility, relatively low cost and the opportunity it affords for real time guidance of aspiration or needle biopsy. However, its operator dependence nature remains its main limitation.
Because of higher sensitivities and specificities for MR imaging compared with those for mammography, it has been suggested that MR imaging could be used to further characterization of indeterminate lesions detected at mammography, US or physical examination.
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| Title | ROLE OF DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY, ULTRASOUND AND MRI IN EVALUATION OF BREAST MASSES | Other Titles | دور ألاشعة الرقمية، الموجات فوق الصوتية والرنين المغناطيسي في تقيم أورام الثدي | Authors | Dr. Saad Ashor Hassan | Issue Date | 2014 |
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