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Digital
Mammography
Digital mammography is a mammography system where x-ray film is
replaced by solid-state detectors that convert x-rays into electric
signals. These detectors are similar to those found in digital
cameras. The electrical signals are used to produce images of the
breast that can be seen on a computer screen or printed on special
films to look like regular mammograms. From the patient's point of
view, mammography with a Full Field Digital Mammography (FFDM)
system ("digital mammography") is essentially the same as the
screen-film system. The mammograms will be taken the same way.
Digital mammography can legally be performed only in facilities that
are certified such as the Diagnostic Breast Center.
Breast Ultrasound
Breast ultrasound, also known as sonography or
ultrasonography, is frequently used to evaluate breast abnormalities
that are found with screening or diagnostic mammography or during a
physician performed clinical breast exam. Ultrasound allows
significant freedom in obtaining images of the breast from almost
any orientation. Ultrasound is excellent at imaging cysts: round,
fluid-filled, pockets inside the breast. Additionally, ultrasound
can often quickly determine if a suspicious area is in fact a cyst
(always non-cancerous) or an increased density of solid tissue
(dense mass) which may require a biopsy to determine if it is
malignant (cancerous).
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