Breast Anatomy
Mammography
Breast Protocol
Diagrams
Miscellaneous
100
The structural units in the breast, appear as a thin echogenic line on ultrasound, running from deep to superficial
What are cooper's ligaments?
100
Mammography case 1
What is 2 o'clock
100
The projections of mammography shown:
What is (A) is CC and (B) is MLO? Bonus: What does each view tell us about any lesions seen?
100
The first question in the diagram powerpoint:
What is the pectoralis major muscle?
100
The term for an accessory or supranumerary breast
What is polymastia?
200
The parenchymal elements of the breast
What are the lobes, lobules, ducts, acini cells?
200
Mammography case 2
What is 11 o'clock
200
All things that should be documented when scanning a breast whether or not a lesion is seen in a region of interest?
What are scanning plane, distance from nipple, zone (1,2,3 method), clock method, right or left breast, depth (A,B,C method).
200
Number 2 in the diagram from the powerpoint
What is a breast lobule?
200
Receives the most lymph drainage and is removed through the axillary chain.
What is the deep system of the lymphatic vessels
300
The layers of the lactiferous ducts from deep to superficial
What are the intralobular terminal duct, extralobular terminal duct, interlobular duct, lactiferous sinus, to the collecting duct?
300
Mammography case 3
What is 6 o'clock
300
Palpating a lesion on the patient's breast to correctly identify and characterize a lesion.
What is echo palpation? *Confirms we scan in the area of interest and are able to describe mobility and consistency of a palpable mass
300
What is the arrow pointing to (#3) in the third slide diagram?
What is the lactiferous sinus?
300
Using color or power Doppler, you can have a patient 'hum' to create chest vibrations and pick up blood flow in an area of interest if you cannot see it right away.
What is fremitus?
400
Layers of the breast from deep to superficial
What is: the chest wall, pectoralis muscle, retromammary space, mammary zone, subcutaneous layer, skin?
400
Mammography case 4
What is 7 o'clock
400
A lesion that may be found on ultrasound with defined borders and has shadowing
What is a potentially malignant lesion?
400
The arrow in the fourth slide points to this:
What is the premammary fascia?
400
Sebaceous lands in the areola that are near the nipple, making oily secretions.
What are Montgomery's glands?
500
The four main arteries supplying the breast with blood supply
What is the intercostal artery, thoracoacromial artery, internal mammary artery, lateral thoracic artery?
500
Mammography case 5
What is 9 o'clock
500
When compared to fat tissue in the breast, the sonographic appearance of regular glandular tissue.
What is isoechoic or hypoechoic?
500
Number 3 in the diagram on the powerpoint slide?
What is the extralobular duct?
500
The hormone that stimulates the development of the secretory system of the breast.
What is prolactin?