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Sonographic Evaluation Of The Breast
Introduction
The evaluation of the breast with diagnostic ultrasound has been a topic of continued interest of clinicians and researchers involved in the diagnosis and treatment of breast disease for the past four decades. Initial studies in the early fifties with breast ultrasound were pioneered by Wild and Reid. Howry and Bliss joined in the research shortly thereafter. However this research in ultrasound became overshadowed by the developments in mammography as a gold standard for breast screening. The purpose of this article is to present an overview of the etiology, risk factors, clinical signs and symptoms, and diseases that breast disease may present to the sonographer.
Sandra Hagen-Ansert, B.A., RDMS, RDCS
Chair, Diagnostic Medical Sonography
Baptist College of Health Sciences
Memphis, Tennessee
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