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Breast Ultrasound.

This volume is a complete and definitive guide to performing and interpreting breast ultrasound examinations. The book explains every aspect of the examination in detail-from equipment selection and examining techniques, to correlations between sonographic and mammographic findings, to precise chara...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Stavros, A. Thomas
Otros Autores: Rapp, Cynthia L., Parker, Steve H.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health, 2003.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Preface; introduction to breast ultrasound; breast ultrasound equipment requirements; breast ultrasound technique; breast anatomy: the basis for understanding sonography; targeted indication: palpable abnormality; targeted indication: mammographic abnormality; nontargeted indications; nontargeted indications: breast secretions, nipple discharge, and intraductal papillary lesions of the breast; nontargeted indications: mammary implants*; sonographic evaluation of breast cysts; nonmalignant breast disorders that have complex cystic phases.
  • Ultrasound of solid breast nodules: distinguishing benign from malignantbenign solid nodules: specific pathologic diagnoses; malignant solid breast nodules: specific types; atypical, high-risk, premalignant, and locally aggressive lesions; evaluation of the male breast; ultrasound-guided needle procedures in the breast; sonographic evaluation of the iatrogenically altered breast; evaluation of regional lymph nodes in breast cancer patients; doppler evaluation of the breast; false-negative and false-positive breast sonographic examinations; appendix; index.