Breast sonography is commonly used to evaluate mammographic and palpable abnormalities, and this issue covers all of the current applications currently in use. Sonography also plays a role in screening for breast cancer and in evaluating the extent of disease in the breast and the regional lymph nodes. This issue also reviews the use of ultrasound to perform biopsies, guide catheters, and deliver radiation therapy.
1. Cover - p. 1 2. Contributors - p. 2 3. Contents - p. 3 4. Forthcoming Issues - p. 4 5. CME Accreditation Page and Author Disclosure - p. 5 6. Breast Ultrasound - p. 6 7. Ultrasound Physics and Technology in Breast Imaging - p. 7 8. Ultrasound of Invasive Lobular Carcinoma - p. 16 9. Ultrasound-Guided Breast Biopsy - p. 24 10. Ultrasonography and Ultrasound-Guided Biopsy of Breast Calcifications - p. 29 11. Ultrasound of Breast Implants and Soft Tissue Silicone - p. 35 12. Lymph Node Sonography - p. 46 13. 3-Dimensional Breast Ultrasonography: What Have We Been Missing? - p. 53 14. Ultrasound Elastography of Breast Lesions - p. 65 15. Index - p. 69
Breast sonography is commonly used to evaluate mammographic and palpable abnormalities, and this issue covers all of the current applications currently in use. Sonography also plays a role in screening for breast cancer and in evaluating the extent of disease in the breast and the regional lymph nodes. This issue also reviews the use of ultrasound to perform biopsies, guide catheters, and deliver radiation therapy.
1. Cover - p. 1 2. Contributors - p. 2 3. Contents - p. 3 4. Forthcoming Issues - p. 4 5. CME Accreditation Page and Author Disclosure - p. 5 6. Breast Ultrasound - p. 6 7. Ultrasound Physics and Technology in Breast Imaging - p. 7 8. Ultrasound of Invasive Lobular Carcinoma - p. 16 9. Ultrasound-Guided Breast Biopsy - p. 24 10. Ultrasonography and Ultrasound-Guided Biopsy of Breast Calcifications - p. 29 11. Ultrasound of Breast Implants and Soft Tissue Silicone - p. 35 12. Lymph Node Sonography - p. 46 13. 3-Dimensional Breast Ultrasonography: What Have We Been Missing? - p. 53 14. Ultrasound Elastography of Breast Lesions - p. 65 15. Index - p. 69
