{"id":4489,"date":"2019-03-20t15:18:18","date_gmt":"2019-03-20t04:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.iolishoes.com\/?page_id=4489"},"modified":"2021-08-19t13:27:51","modified_gmt":"2021-08-19t03:27:51","slug":"breast-normal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"\/\/www.iolishoes.com\/breast-normal\/","title":{"rendered":"breast &#8211; normal"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4489\" class=\"elementor elementor-4489\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aa0fb3c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aa0fb3c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f7ab62\" data-id=\"3f7ab62\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c20c7d8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c20c7d8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-63080d31\" data-id=\"63080d31\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-255e0e84 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"255e0e84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-31ecace elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"31ecace\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-36d0f220\" data-id=\"36d0f220\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0f82e6 elementor-flip-box--effect-fade elementor-widget elementor-widget-flip-box\" data-id=\"c0f82e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__front\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__back\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5daf7092 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5daf7092\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>normal breast tissue showing: <br \/>i.the premammary zone (skin and overlying breast fat)<br \/>ii.the mammary zone (fibroglandular tissue)<br \/>iii.the retro-mammary zone (predominantly fat and the muscles of the chest wall)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a90c0b2\" data-id=\"7a90c0b2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-174aab74 elementor-flip-box--effect-fade elementor-widget elementor-widget-flip-box\" data-id=\"174aab74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__front\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__back\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f779a73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f779a73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>normal lactating breast tissue:<br \/>the prominent fluid filled ducts and their echogenic epithelial lining is readily visible.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-332dcbcd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"332dcbcd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-38f3b46c\" data-id=\"38f3b46c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6221641a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6221641a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5664d027 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5664d027\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-73166ab4\" data-id=\"73166ab4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-438556ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"438556ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2aefb7c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2aefb7c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">scan protocol<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3f996330 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3f996330\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-38cb8b38\" data-id=\"38cb8b38\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-474038e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"474038e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"role_of_ultrasound\"><\/span>role of ultrasound<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><p>ultrasound is a valuable diagnostic tool in assessing the following indications:\u00a0<br \/>\u2022investigating a palpable lump<br \/>\u2022mammography abnormality<br \/>\u2022follow up of known lesion<br \/>\u2022mastalgia<br \/>\u2022nipple discharge<br \/>\u2022infection or mastitis<br \/>\u2022guidance for biopsy or hookwire localisation<br \/>ultrasound increasingly enlisted as part of a comprehensive screening program along side mammography.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d729dc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7d729dc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-18aeadf\" data-id=\"18aeadf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3c4f28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c3c4f28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"548\" height=\"576\" src=\"\/\/www.iolishoes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/breast-cancer-by-quadrant-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1382\" alt=\"breast-cancer-by-quadrant\" srcset=\"\/\/www.iolishoes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/breast-cancer-by-quadrant-1.jpg 548w, \/\/www.iolishoes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/breast-cancer-by-quadrant-1-285x300.jpg 285w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">breast cancer percentage incidence by quadrant.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-373a4832 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"373a4832\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e451ebb\" data-id=\"2e451ebb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1818b2ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1818b2ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"limitations\"><\/span>limitations<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><ul><li>extremely large, mobile breasts will be difficult to scan thoroughly.<\/li><li>post injury, surgery or biopsy, the resultant haematoma will reduce detail and may obscure pathology.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-422c38cf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"422c38cf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a67fe8c\" data-id=\"7a67fe8c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2540da0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2540da0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"patient_preparation\"><\/span>patient preparation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><ul><li>patient supine<\/li><li>you may need to roll the patient slightly to &#8216;spread&#8217; the breast evenly. elevate the side being scanned with a wedge under the shoulder.<\/li><li>raise the ipsilateral arm over the patient&#8217;s head.<\/li><li>it is important to correlate the ultrasound with any palpable lumps indicated by the patient. accordingly, if the patient can only identify the breast lump when they are erect then rescan the area of interest when the patient is sitting erect.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b29f341 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b29f341\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-61f762cd\" data-id=\"61f762cd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71dfb870 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71dfb870\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"equipment_setup\"><\/span>equipment setup<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><ul><li>breast u\/s requires a high frequency transducer 8-18 mhz.<\/li><li>ideally a wide footprint probe.<\/li><li>a lower frequency transducer may be required for the larger attenuative breasts, inflammatory masses and the axilla.<\/li><li>the use of a stand off may be required for nipple, superficial or skin lesions.<\/li><li>low prf colour and spectral doppler capabilities for assessing vascularity of lesions.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2cb5f18c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2cb5f18c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8588ed4\" data-id=\"8588ed4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-475eb82c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"475eb82c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"common_pathology\"><\/span>common pathology<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6923a6b6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6923a6b6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ca069b3\" data-id=\"6ca069b3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6392e0d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6392e0d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>cysts<\/li><li>fibroadenoma<\/li><li>phyllodes tumour<\/li><li>papilloma<\/li><li>breast carcinoma<\/li><li>ductal carcinoma<\/li><li>infiltrating lobular carcinoma<\/li><li>gynaecomastia<\/li><li>breast implants<\/li><li>collections and infections<\/li><li>mondor cord<\/li><li>mastitis<\/li><li>abscess<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1fcc5c41 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1fcc5c41\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3348469d\" data-id=\"3348469d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae40ed9 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ae40ed9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-61654ee7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"61654ee7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-13f0d652\" data-id=\"13f0d652\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20e24231 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20e24231\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">scanning technique<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-64005f9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"64005f9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3bcbcaa\" data-id=\"3bcbcaa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f64a2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f64a2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>the most common scanning technique is to initially scan using the grid scanning pattern, followed by a radial (clock face) technique for the documentation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-faa6da2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"faa6da2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c098940\" data-id=\"2c098940\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2835aaa0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2835aaa0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"grid_scanning_pattern\"><\/span><strong><em>grid scanning pattern<\/em><br \/><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><ul><li>scan up and down the breast in rows, making sure you overlap each row slightly to ensure no breast tissue is overlooked.<\/li><\/ul><p>move across and repeat the sweep inferior to superior.begin in the upper outer quadrant, scanning in transverse. slide inferiorly from top to bottom.<\/p><ol><li>repeat this across the breast.<\/li><li>rotate into a sagittal plane and repeat the pattern.<\/li><\/ol><p>a variation, particularly in larger or mobile breasts, is to apply the grid pattern quadrant by quadrant.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6fa08b5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6fa08b5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a46be92\" data-id=\"a46be92\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c719970 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c719970\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"370\" height=\"391\" src=\"\/\/www.iolishoes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/breast_grid2-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1377\" alt=\"ultrasound grid scanning pattern\" srcset=\"\/\/www.iolishoes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/breast_grid2-1.jpg 370w, \/\/www.iolishoes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/breast_grid2-1-284x300.jpg 284w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">ultrasound grid scanning pattern: phase 1.\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e548fa3\" data-id=\"e548fa3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23035fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"23035fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"370\" height=\"409\" src=\"\/\/www.iolishoes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/breast_grid1-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1376\" alt=\"ultrasound grid scanning pattern 2\" srcset=\"\/\/www.iolishoes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/breast_grid1-1.jpg 370w, \/\/www.iolishoes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/breast_grid1-1-271x300.jpg 271w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">ultrasound grid scanning pattern: phase 2.\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fa7beb2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fa7beb2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6165e10\" data-id=\"6165e10\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63fae5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63fae5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"radial_scanning_pattern_clock-face\"><\/span><em><strong>radial scanning pattern (clock-face)<\/strong><\/em><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><p>the breast is scanned and described as a clock-face.<\/p><ul><li>begin at 12 o&#8217;clock in a sagittal plane with the toe of the probe at the nipple.<\/li><li>scan by rotating the probe around the nipple.<\/li><li>depending on breast size, a second pass further from the nipple may be required.<\/li><li>if pathology is identified, rotate the probe 90 degrees in the &#8216;anti-radial&#8217; plane.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-31406ec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"31406ec\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad63a24\" data-id=\"ad63a24\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbe3ca4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bbe3ca4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"502\" height=\"544\" src=\"\/\/www.iolishoes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/breast-radial-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1375\" alt=\"ultrasound breast-radial pattern\" srcset=\"\/\/www.iolishoes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/breast-radial-1.jpg 502w, \/\/www.iolishoes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/breast-radial-1-277x300.jpg 277w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 502px) 100vw, 502px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">ultrasound scan pattern of the breast using the radial technique.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-af2e897\" data-id=\"af2e897\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c0c26d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7c0c26d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"370\" height=\"398\" src=\"\/\/www.iolishoes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/breast_radial2-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1381\" alt=\"ultrasound breast_radial documentation\" srcset=\"\/\/www.iolishoes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/breast_radial2-1.jpg 370w, \/\/www.iolishoes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/breast_radial2-1-279x300.jpg 279w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">findings should be documented in both the radial (o'clock) and anti-radial (distance from nipple) planes.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ab573b6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ab573b6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-81762d2\" data-id=\"81762d2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5c985b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f5c985b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"breast_implant_imaging\"><\/span><em><strong>breast implant imaging<\/strong><\/em><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><ul><li>scan the patient positioned as above.<\/li><li>treat the scan as a 2-fold examination:<\/li><\/ul><ol><li>the breast tissue.<\/li><li>the deeper implant. this may require lower frequency or a curved probe to investigate.<\/li><\/ol><p>the implant should be anechoic with well defined margins. folds are commonly seen in the implant surface.<\/p><p>also, small traces of simple fluid will be seen overlying the implant but is contained by the overlying fibrous capsule that contains the implant. this fluid is routinely seen within the implant folds (see image below).<\/p><p>most saline implants will have a small valve visible (see image below).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a137fe7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a137fe7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-80f917f\" data-id=\"80f917f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae18b31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ae18b31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"370\" height=\"332\" src=\"\/\/www.iolishoes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/breast_implant_fold-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1378\" alt=\"the normal appearance of a fold in an implant with normal physiological amount of capsular free fluid. the mammogram below shows the typical appearance of folds.\" srcset=\"\/\/www.iolishoes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/breast_implant_fold-1.jpg 370w, \/\/www.iolishoes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/breast_implant_fold-1-300x269.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">the normal appearance of a fold in an implant with normal physiological amount of capsular free fluid. the mammogram below shows the typical appearance of folds.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f3ca2c\" data-id=\"4f3ca2c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4943795 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4943795\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"370\" height=\"320\" src=\"\/\/www.iolishoes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/breast_implant_valve-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1380\" alt=\"ultrasound image- a normal finding of an implant &#039;valve&#039;. also visible in the mammogram below.\" srcset=\"\/\/www.iolishoes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/breast_implant_valve-1.jpg 370w, \/\/www.iolishoes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/breast_implant_valve-1-300x259.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">ultrasound image- a normal finding of an implant 'valve'. also visible in the mammogram below.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5de23da elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5de23da\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b56decf\" data-id=\"b56decf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44624b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"44624b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"429\" height=\"713\" src=\"\/\/www.iolishoes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/breast_implant_mammogram.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-510\" alt=\"the typical appearance of folds in a breast implant.\" srcset=\"\/\/www.iolishoes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/breast_implant_mammogram.jpg 429w, \/\/www.iolishoes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/breast_implant_mammogram-181x300.jpg 181w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 429px) 100vw, 429px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">the typical appearance of folds in a breast implant.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element 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elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3bac2796\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6d926eb3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6d926eb3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-78a71a0\" data-id=\"78a71a0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b52abc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b52abc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"basic_hardcopy_imaging\"><\/span>basic hardcopy imaging<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><p>a breast series should include the following minimum images:\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>12 o&#8217;clock<\/li><li>2 o&#8217;clock<\/li><li>4 o&#8217;clock<\/li><li>6 o&#8217;clock<\/li><li>8 o&#8217;clock<\/li><li>10 o&#8217;clock<\/li><li>nipple<\/li><li>axillary tail<\/li><li>axilla<\/li><\/ul><p>document any pathology found in 2 planes, including measurements and any vascularity.<br \/>note the size, depth and distance from the 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