***Edited by Mods to add: Unfortunately DJMammo has stepped away from the Community for personal reasons. Please do not expect an answer from him directly. However, you can still post here in an effort to get help from our other amazing members!*** Mammogram and ultrasound reports contain (should contain) a fairly specific…
from Cancer.Org This is a nice explanation of the Birads scoring system: Click Here for the article. When I first started reading mammograms in the early 80's there was really no official standard vocabulary for describing what was seen on a mammogram. Different readers would use different terms and it became confusing…
From RadiologyInfo.Org : Click Here Excerpt: "Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the breast uses a powerful magnetic field, radio waves and a computer to produce detailed pictures of the structures within the breast. It is primarily used as a supplemental tool to breast screening with mammography or ultrasound. It may be…
In the absence of breast cancer, enlarged axillary lymph nodes seen on your mammogram can be the first radiologic sign of unsuspected systemic disease. Once enlarged axillary nodes are detected, their internal architecture can be evaluated by ultrasound. These images along with their distribution (unilateral, bilateral)…
from the American College of Radiology Breast Imaging Boot Camp (ligaments referred to are Cooper's Ligaments part of the support structure of normal breast tissue)
from the American College of Radiology Breast Imaging Boot Camp
from the American College of Radiology's Breast Imaging Boot Camp (some of the terms used are those taught by the famous lecturer and researcher Lazlo Tabar, MD)