| |
|
Click on the first letter in the test name:
Breast ultrasound Article
|
|
Breast ultrasound
Definition
Breast ultrasound is the use of ultrasonic sound waves (sounds that cannot be heard by humans) to produce an image of breast tissue.
Alternative Names
Ultrasonography of the breast
Why the Breast ultrasound is Performed
Breast ultrasonography may be used with mammography or by itself.
Ultrasonography may be used to detect and classify breast lesions in the following types of women:
- Women with dense breasts
- Women with fibrocystic breast disease
- Women with a lesion that cannot be well classified with mammography alone
- Young women with masses
- Pregnant women with masses
- Women with silicon breast implants
- Women who refuse exposure to x-rays (mammography)
How the Breast ultrasound is Performed
You will be asked to undress from the waist up and put on a medical gown during the test. During the test, you will lie on your back on the examining table.
A water-soluble gel is placed on the breast and a hand-held device (transducer) that directs the sound waves to the breast tissue. The transducer is moved over the surface of the breast to create a picture.
The test is then repeated for the other breast, if necessary.
How to Prepare for the Breast ultrasound
Since you need to remove your clothing from the waist up, it may be helpful to wear a two-piece outfit. On the day of the test, do not use any lotions or powders on your breasts.
How the Breast ultrasound Will Feel
The number of people involved in the test will be limited to protect your privacy.
You will be asked to raise your arms above your head and turn to the left or right as needed.
There is no discomfort from the ultrasound device.
Risks
There are no risks associated with breast ultrasonography.
Normal Results
Normally, the breast tissue will appear uniform and without masses.
What Abnormal Results Mean
Distinctive patterns may indicate:
- Cysts
- Benign lesions
- Malignant lesions (breast cancer)
Email to a Friend
Typical mistypes for Breast ultrasound
vreast ultrasound, nreast ultrasound, hreast ultrasound, greast ultrasound, beeast ultrasound, bdeast ultrasound, bfeast ultrasound, bteast ultrasound, b5east ultrasound, b4east ultrasound, brwast ultrasound, brsast ultrasound, brdast ultrasound, brrast ultrasound, br4ast ultrasound, br3ast ultrasound, brezst ultrasound, bresst ultrasound, brewst ultrasound, breqst ultrasound, breaat ultrasound, breazt ultrasound, breaxt ultrasound, breadt ultrasound, breaet ultrasound, breawt ultrasound, breasr ultrasound, breasf ultrasound, breasg ultrasound, breasy ultrasound, breas6 ultrasound, breas5 ultrasound, breast yltrasound, breast hltrasound, breast jltrasound, breast iltrasound, breast 8ltrasound, breast 7ltrasound, breast uktrasound, breast uptrasound, breast uotrasound, breast ulrrasound, breast ulfrasound, breast ulgrasound, breast ulyrasound, breast ul6rasound, breast ul5rasound, breast ulteasound, breast ultdasound, breast ultfasound, breast ulttasound, breast ult5asound, breast ult4asound, breast ultrzsound, breast ultrssound, breast ultrwsound, breast ultrqsound, breast ultraaound, breast ultrazound, breast ultraxound, breast ultradound, breast ultraeound, breast ultrawound, breast ultrasiund, breast ultraskund, breast ultraslund, breast ultraspund, breast ultras0und, breast ultras9und, breast ultrasoynd, breast ultrasohnd, breast ultrasojnd, breast ultrasoind, breast ultraso8nd, breast ultraso7nd, breast ultrasoubd, breast ultrasoumd, breast ultrasoujd, breast ultrasouhd, breast ultrasouns, breast ultrasounx, breast ultrasounc, breast ultrasounf, breast ultrasounr, breast ultrasoune, reast ultrasound, beast ultrasound, brast ultrasound, brest ultrasound, breat ultrasound, breas ultrasound, breastultrasound, breast ltrasound, breast utrasound, breast ulrasound, breast ultasound, breast ultrsound, breast ultraound, breast ultrasund, breast ultrasond, breast ultrasoud, breast ultrasoun, rbeast ultrasound, berast ultrasound, braest ultrasound, bresat ultrasound, breats ultrasound, breas tultrasound, breastu ltrasound, breast lutrasound, breast utlrasound, breast ulrtasound, breast ultarsound, breast ultrsaound, breast ultraosund, breast ultrasuond, breast ultrasonud, breast ultrasoudn, bbreast ultrasound, brreast ultrasound, breeast ultrasound, breaast ultrasound, breasst ultrasound, breastt ultrasound, breast ultrasound, breast uultrasound, breast ulltrasound, breast ulttrasound, breast ultrrasound, breast ultraasound, breast ultrassound, breast ultrasoound, breast ultrasouund, breast ultrasounnd, breast ultrasoundd, etc.
|
|
|
|
|
|
