Breast imaging plays an integral role in breast cancer screening and diagnosis. Screening mammography is performed in an asymptomatic woman in order to detect clinically occult breast carcinoma. Diagnostic mammography is performed to evaluate a…

Breast imaging plays a critical role in breast screening and diagnosis.

Screening and diagnostic mammography allow the detection and evaluation of clinically occult breast cancer. The mammogram report should be worded n accordance…

Stereotactic biopsy uses specialized mammography equipment to calculate precisely the location of a lesion in three dimensions. Stereotactic biopsy can be performed with the patient prone on a dedicated table or with the patient sitting…

The goals of needle localization are to assist the surgeon in removing a nonpalpable breast mass that is suspicious or highly suggestive of malignancy and to minimize the amount of tissue that must be sacrificed…

The Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS™) lexicon was developed by the American College of Radiology (ACR) in an effort to standardize terminology used…

Abnormalities found on mammographic screening may need further evaluation with additional mammographic views or other imaging modalities, such as ultrasound or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In some screening programs, the mammograms are reviewed by the…

As breast cancer increases in size, there is a higher frequency of axillary metastases and a higher mortality rate. Tumor size for infiltrating breast carcinomas has been classified as T1 (<2 cm), T2 (2-5 cm),…