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sonographic assessment of the symptomatic breast – a pictorial review

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 September 2005

d. c. howlett ,
n. d. p. marchbank  and
s. m. allan
d. c. howlett
Affiliation:
departments of radiology and breast surgery, eastbourne district general hospital, east sussex, uk
n. d. p. marchbank
Affiliation:
departments of radiology and breast surgery, eastbourne district general hospital, east sussex, uk
s. m. allan
Affiliation:
departments of radiology and breast surgery, eastbourne district general hospital, east sussex, uk
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Abstract

ultrasound serves as an essential adjunct to mammography and clinical examination in symptomatic breast evaluation and is the initial imaging modality of choice in some patient groups.

in this review the role of ultrasound in the assessment of the symptomatic breast is discussed and examples of a variety of breast pathologies illustrated.

Keywords

sonographybreastimaging
Type
illustrative guide
Information
Journal of Diagnostic Radiography and Imaging , Volume 5 , Issue 1 , September 2003 , pp. 3 - 12
Copyright
© 2003 greenwich medical media ltd

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