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Breast ductography
Breast ductography (a.k.a. galactography) is an imaging technique which is used to evaluate lesions causing nipple discharge. It helps in precisely locating the mass within breast tissue and gives useful information for surgical approach and planning.
Technique
A blunt-tipped sialogram needle ...
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Screening for breast cancer
Screening for breast cancer includes activities which test members of asymptomatic populations for breast cancer. Many advanced countries have breast screening programs. The most widely adopted method for breast cancer screening is mammography.
There are few areas in imaging fraught with more c...
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Deep inferior epigastric perforator flap reconstruction
Deep inferior epigastric perforator flap (DIEP) reconstruction is a type of breast reconstruction surgery. It essentially involves the transfer of the patient's own skin and subcutaneous tissues from the lower abdominal wall to the chest to form the breast mound.
Advantages
The operation spare...
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Breast imaging-reporting and data system (BI-RADS) assessment category 0
BI-RADS 0 is one of seven categories from the breast imaging-reporting and data system and is used when imaging is incomplete such as:
when further imaging or information is required, e.g. compression, magnification, special mammographic views, ultrasound
when requesting previous images not av...
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Step-oblique mammography
Step-oblique mammography is an accurate technique for determining whether a mammographic finding visible on multiple images on only one projection (but not elucidated using standard additional mammographic projections) represents a summation artifact or a true mass and for precisely localizing t...
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Breast abscess
A breast abscess is a relatively rare but significant complication of mastitis that may occur during breastfeeding, particularly in primiparous women. The clinical context is a key to diagnosis as imaging appearances (particularly ultrasound) can mimic many other entities such as breast carcinom...
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Fibromatosis of the breast
Fibromatosis of the breast, also known as an extra-abdominal desmoid tumor of the breast or mammary fibromatosis 4, is considered a rare breast tumor. It is a non-metastasizing benign but locally invasive stromal tumor 4. However, it can mimic more sinister types of breast cancer on both imaging...
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Deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap
Published
11 Aug 2014
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MRI
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Surgical clips on post-operative breast ultrasound
Published
02 Sep 2017
88% complete
Ultrasound
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Wide local excision surgical clips
Published
02 Feb 2018
85% complete
Mammography
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Infiltrating ductal breast cancer - temporal progression
Published
25 May 2013
76% complete
Ultrasound
Mammography
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