TECHNIQUES AND APPLICATIONS FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF DISEASES OF THE MAMMARY GLAND.

TECHNIQUES AND APPLICATIONS FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF DISEASES OF THE MAMMARY GLAND.

1. Digital breast tomosynthesis

   • It provides better diagnostic accuracy compared to mammography, creates a three-dimensional image, compression is performed to improve the image and reduce the level of radiation, high resolution data is acquired, greater cancer detection is related.

2. Xeromammography

   • Photoelectric method that records an x-ray image on a metal plate, uses low-energy photon beams, prolonged exposure time and dry chemical developers, is used as a complement to mammography.

3. Galactography

   • Diagnostic procedure used to evaluate the milk ducts of the breast, it is carried out through x-rays, a radiopaque substance is used that is injected through the milk ducts, evaluates the nipple discharge, it should not be performed if the nipple has discharge with pus.

4. Ultrasound

   • It is performed with ultrasound waves, they do not have ionizing radiation, it can be used for diagnosis and treatment, it allows to observe the lactiferous ducts, dilatations or masses.

5. Breast resonance

   • Resonance with contrast has achieved the early detection of breast cancer, it is also used to verify the status of breast implants, comparison of breasts when only one has been affected.

6. Scintigraphy

   • Breast imaging test that can detect cancer cells, is used in women with breast implants, dense breast tissue, postoperative scar tissue, is used when mammography or ultrasound is not reliable, a radioactive substance is injected that is taken up by the cells cancerous and pictures are taken with a gamma camera.

7. Mammography

   • Technique used for the diagnosis and early detection of breast cancer with the use of x-rays.

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