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Breast Density Part 2: …Managing the Issues

What should you do if you have dense breasts? For women with dense breasts, it is important to know any other risk factors you may have for breast cancer. If you have other risk factors, you should...

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Mammograms and Compression (click to enlarge image)

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Breast Ultrasound: In Addition To Traditional Mammograms

Breast ultrasound: What is it and when is it used? Ultrasound is a way to noninvasively evaluate breast tissue.  This exam uses sound waves instead of radiation to create images. This type of exam uses...

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Yes, We Practice What We Preach…

We did it! We got our annual mammograms! As co-authors of a blog on mammography, we practice what we preach, and we go through what we talk about. We reminded each other – OK, Dr. Harrison is the one...

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Accept No Substitutes: Mammograms In Conjunction with, Not Instead of

Mammogram vs. MRI, Source Mitchell D. Schnall, M.D., Ph.D. University Of Pennsylvania, PUBLIC DOMAIN Do you only paint half your house? Do you use only mouthwash and no toothbrush? Do you only wear one...

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3D Mammography: A work in progress

Source Dr. Kathy Cho. NIH Radiology; License: Public Domain There is a new mammogram technology that has been coming into the market to augment the current digital mammograms: breast tomosynthesis,...

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When Is Breast Ultrasound Used? (with Dr. Jennifer Crawley)

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Breastfeeding and Mammography

Breastfeeding of a child.JPG by Scott Crosby via Picasa. Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported If you are breastfeeding and want to come in for a mammogram, there are a few...

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Young Women and Breast Imaging

The most important thing to know about young women and breast imaging is: if you have any worrisome changes (feel a lump, skin texture change, pain, inverting nipple, etc) you CAN and should come in...

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Mammals, Mammaries and Mammograms

creator: Susan Spangler (Illustrator); copyright: public domain Breast development, or development of mammary glands, is an important part of female reproduction. It makes us who we are….mammals. The...

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Fibrocystic Breasts

Image: Hills, grain elevator, and little yellow plane (really); Creator: Lynn Suckow; Copyright: Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic (CC BY-SA 2.0) If you hear someone say you have fibrocystic breasts,...

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Breast Discomfort During Your Mammogram Part 2: Fear

Mammography is a powerful tool, but as we discussed in the post on the physical discomforts, there seem to be as many reactions to the procedure as there are women. Today we will spend some time...

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Mammogram Reports and BI-RADS: Category 1

Mammography reports may seem complex to the uninitiated. Every breast imaging report will end with a final result assessing the findings and indicating what, if anything, needs to be done next. That...

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Mammogram Reports and BI-RADS: Category 2

As a continuation of yesterday’s post on BI-RADS Category 1, today we’d like to talk about BI-RADS Category 2. Remember that BIRADS stands for Breast Imaging-Reporting and Data System, which is simply...

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“Asymmetric” on your Mammogram Report

focal asymmetry global asymmetry We often think of breasts as mirrors of each other – and to a degree, that’s correct. Symmetry is a beautiful thing, and one of the things radiologists assess when we...

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Breast imaging and young women – Dr. Linda Harrison

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Follow-Up Breast Imaging: What Might Be Next?

Sometimes, a 4-view mammogram will not provide all the answers about your breast health. Additional imaging at the time of your mammogram or even follow-up imaging may be needed. When it comes to...

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Mammograms and the Several Types of Mastectomies

After a mastectomy, there has to be an upside. Of course, removing a deadly cancer can be one of them. So can saying, “I don’t have to go through an annual mammogram anymore!” That’s mostly right....

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Breast Density and Going the Extra Mile (Part 2 of 2)

and now a continuation of yesterday’s post on news in the world of breast density… Why are we telling you your breast density? While we are not in a state(s) (<—Kansas City is in Missouri AND...

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Technology Improves Once Again: Breast MRI

So by now you’ve heard us talk a lot about dense breast issues (seriously, lots. and lots.) And you know that cancer can be masked by dense tissue on mammograms – which makes breast MRI particularly...

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