Open Access Journal Volume: 1.

Radiology Open Access Journal

Differential Modialities to Investigates Breast

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Researcher, Head of Radiodiagnosis in October Sixth University
Dr. Heba Abbas1 Dalia Abou Taleb reader in October Sixth University plus Assistant Lecturer MISR
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Prof. Dr. Amira Hamed2 University for Science and Technology (MUST), Radiologic Technologist in Cleopatra
Dalia Abou Taleb*3 Hospitals Group (CHG)

Article Information

Article Type: Rapid Communications *Corresponding author: Citation: Dalia Abou Taleb (2019),
Journal Type: Open Access Differential Modialities to Investigates Breast.
Dalia Abou Taleb
Radiology Open Access Jounal, 1(1); 1
Volume: 1 Issue: 1
October Sixth University plus Assistant
Manuscript ID: ROAJ-1-101 Lecturer MISR
Publisher: Science World Publishing University for Science and Technology
(MUST)
Radiologic Technologist in Cleopatra
Received Date: 22 February 2019
Hospitals Group (CHG)
Accepted Date: 28 February 2019 Cairo, Egypt
Published Date: 02 March 2019

Copyright: © 2019, Dalia AT. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 international
License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

ABSTRACT
Breast investigations are considered one of the most important investigations throughout female imaging study... a lot of modalities are
included in breast evaluation which are so important in early detection of different pathology and for check-up of any Syptomatic woman,
one of the most considered and prevalent issue in breast study is studying breast cancer which is the most prevalent cancer among women.
Mammography is the most effective method and is the only technique that has proved capable of detecting and characterizing small and in
situ breast cancers in asymptomatic women it is able to detect micro calcifications that may be the earliest sign of ductal carcinoma in some
women. Ultrasound is an available modality, economic, non-invasive and has no radiation hazards. It is useful in determining if a mass is cystic
or solid, it gives the accurate size of breast mass, can detect masses even in dense breast. Three-Dimentional ultrasound gives more confidence
in differentiation between benign and malignant masses as volumetric study can evaluate surface features of the mass. Color Doppler is very
helpful in differentiation of breast cancer from other breast lesions as the malignant lesions tend to produce angiogenesis factors that give
the mass high vascularity, tortuous vessels around. Enhanced MRI has many superior advantages it has no ionizing radiation, any image plane
is possible, more than 90% sensitivity to invasive carcinoma, chest wall visualization and accurate size estimation with three-dimensional
mapping. Breast Scintigraphy can detect breast masses that are difficult to be evaluated by mammography, dense breast and breast with scar
tissue, poorly defined masses not detected by mammography and post lumpectomy residual mal8gnant tissue or multi-focal residual disease.
CT scan with high resolution and intravenously administrated iodinated contrast may play a role in the future as a lower- cost alternative to
gadolinium-enhanced MR.

Methods of Investigation and Radiological Techniques

Plain X-ray Mammography
Mammography is the most widely used breast imaging modalities. For diagnostic purposes, mammography is the first choice in women
over 50 year. For screening. Mammography has been shown to reduce mortality from breast cancer, for women over 50 year or older, the
benefit is proven (Page and Dupont, 1990).
There is an age-related risk of radiation inducing breast cancer the younger the inducing breast cancer is remote, but it remains a reason to
avoid mammography in young women unless it is expected to make an important contribution to the diagnosis (Feig, 1990).
Mammography becomes more useful as a women-ages. The characteristic of benign and malignant conditions can be obscured by the
density of fibro glandular tissue found in young women (Rickard, 1999).

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