Breast Cancer Diagnostic Tests

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Discusses a variety of screening and testing methods used when breast cancer is suspected. Methods discussed include: digital mammography, ultrasound imaging, injection of a radioactive tracer dye to detect cancerous cells, etc.

  • Digital Mammography  - Discussion of the new screening option of digital mammography, which uses a digital receptor and a computer instead of a film.
  • Ductal Lavage  - A diagnostic procedure developed by breast surgeon Dr. Susan Love, which examines samples of milk duct cells for abnormalities. Gives the benefits and additional resources.
  • Magnetic Resonance Breast Imaging  - A supplemental tool to mammography for the diagnosis of breast cancer.
  • New Technologies to Help Improve Mammography  - Covers Computer-Aided Detection (CAD) and digital film viewer for mammography.
  • Nuclear Medicine Breast Imaging  - Known as scintimammography, this supplemental tool involves the injection of a radioactive tracer (dye) in order to detect cancerous cells.
  • Ultrasound Imaging of the Breasts  - Also known as sonography or ultrasonography, this procedure is often used to further evaluate breast abnormalities discovered from other screening.
 
 
 
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