What am I looking for in a

mammogram?
Kris Petrovski, MIV
Radiology Rotation
December 13, 2006
What is a mammogram?
History
First introduced 90 years ago
Modern mammography 1969
Special type of x-ray: low penetrance, increased
contrast
Screening vs Diagnostic
Consists of 2 views of breasts:
craniocaudal (CC)
mediolateral oblique (MLO)
2 Views
Craniocaudal view
Mediolateral Oblique view
Normal breast
Mammographic Features of Breast
Cancer:
Asymmetry
Architectural distortion
Areas of skin thickening
Mass
Microcalcifications
Asymmetry
Architectural Distortion
Masses
Microcalcifications
Benign Calcifications
Freimanic, Rita. Chapter 5: Radiology of
the Breast. Basic Radiology. 2004.
Bland, et al. Chapter 16: The Breast.
Shwartzs Principles of Surgery. 8
th
edition.
www.breastcancer.org
www.acs.org
Questions?