{"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 – normal"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
normal breast tissue showing:
i.the premammary zone (skin and overlying breast fat)
ii.the mammary zone (fibroglandular tissue)
iii.the retro-mammary zone (predominantly fat and the muscles of the chest wall)<\/p>\t\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
normal lactating breast tissue: ultrasound is a valuable diagnostic tool in assessing the following indications:\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\t\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 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\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 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> 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\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 the breast is scanned and described as a clock-face.<\/p> the implant should be anechoic with well defined margins. folds are commonly seen in the implant surface.<\/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> most saline implants will have a small valve visible (see image below).<\/p>\t\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
the prominent fluid filled ducts and their echogenic epithelial lining is readily visible.<\/p>\t\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\tscan protocol<\/h1>\t\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
<\/span>role of ultrasound<\/span><\/h3>
\u2022investigating a palpable lump
\u2022mammography abnormality
\u2022follow up of known lesion
\u2022mastalgia
\u2022nipple discharge
\u2022infection or mastitis
\u2022guidance for biopsy or hookwire localisation
ultrasound increasingly enlisted as part of a comprehensive screening program along side mammography.<\/p>\t\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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
<\/span>limitations<\/span><\/h3>
<\/span>patient preparation<\/span><\/h3>
<\/span>equipment setup<\/span><\/h3>
<\/span>common pathology<\/span><\/h3>
scanning technique<\/h1>\t\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
<\/span>grid scanning pattern<\/em>
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<\/span>radial scanning pattern (clock-face)<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>
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<\/span>breast implant imaging<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>
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