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What are the two types of projections of mammography? (for screening)
What do you look for? |
CC- cranial to caudal
MLO- medial to lateral - margins and contour and make sure the edges are not burned out |
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What do you do if mammo findings need for or if there is a palpable nodule in a younger individual
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ultrasound
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If under 25 what is the first line of imaging?
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ultra sound
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You have an implant rupture... what imaging?
What is MRI used for? |
MRI
- used to help diagnose cancer sometimes in post operative diagnostic |
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Cysts are supposed to be seen as?
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smooth margins
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Upper outer portions of the breast are usually considered...? See fat and what is followup?
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intramammary lymph node no follow up
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Benign calcifications describe
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round, coarse, smooth margins, no shadowing
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What is linguine sign?
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intracapsular rupture = loss integrity of implant
linguine sign= pasta thrown into implant... capsule around the implant itself |
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Malignant characteristics
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Margins are not well defined, stellate (star shaped scar), short broad calcifications
Taller than wide, w/shadowing |
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You do an ultrasound and find many nodules what is next imaging step?
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MRI
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