Imaging Choices - Diagnostic Mammography...

...is performed on women or men who have a current breast symptom, such as a lump or thickening, have had a recent biopsy, need a short-term follow up from a prior mammogram or other test, or have a personal history of breast cancer.

During a diagnostic mammogram, two or three views are obtained of each breast. which may include:

  1. a view from the top (craniocaudal view)
  2. an angled view from the side (oblique view)
  3. a straight view from the side (lateral view)

Sometimes additional specialized views are taken that are tailored to the patient’s clinical symptoms.

A board certified radiologist reviews the images while the patient is in the office. Additional views such as spot compression, magnification views or breast ultrasound may be utilized. These additional images can be obtained at the time of the diagnostic mammogram and do not require a return trip

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