MRSC5014 mammography

BIRADs stands for

• breast imaging reporting and data system

• breast imaging reconstuctions and division system

• breast interpretation report and data system

• breast imaging representation and data system

the breast on the very left displays a breast of BIRADs 1. This means it is

• Scattered fibroglandular density

• Fatty

• Heterogeneously dense

• Extremely dense

Tomosynthesis is:

• optimum mammo option. Takes multiple xrays in discrete number of angles

• cross-sectional images make 3D images

• excellent for dense breasts

• differs from CT by the discreet number of angles

CC (craniocaudal) view is taken from

• below the breast

• above the breast

• the centre of the chest outwards

• outwards towards the centre of the chest

which of the following is NOT an advantage of DTS (digital breast tomosynthesis)

• minimal pressure required, only enough to hold breast in place

• may increase the amount of radiation for dense breasts by up to 50%

• cost of DTS is expected to drop as uptake increases

• only procedure that may replace mammography in the future

Sensitivity of DBT was higher than digital mammography in each of the 5 years after implementation

• true

• false

select all the signs/appearances of breast pathology

• sunken, inverted nipple

• asymmetric lesion

• calcifications

• architectural distortion

which is FALSE about benign fibroadenoma?

• fibrous non-cancerous growth

• painful

• smooth wall

• can be seen on mammos and ultrasound

benign breast cysts....

• are a fluid filled sac

• can be painful and affected by menstrual cycle

• can be aspirated under unltrasound

• can be seen on mammo, but seen better on U/S

Microcalcifications are...

• benign

• clustered irregular shape

• vascular markings

• look like a tea cup and pearls