MAMMOGRAPHY LECTURE 2006 Positioning

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MAMMOGRAPHYLECTURE 2006Positioning Anatomy

• RTEC 255 -2006
• D. GUZMAN, M.Ed.,R.T.(R,M)

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MAMMOGRAPHY

• RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING OF THE BREAST

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Mammograms dont look fun but they can save a
life!
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Some cancers are not found until they reach this
size                  A mammogram can find
cancer when it is only this size    
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• A mammogram can find breast cancer when it is
  very small -- 2 to 3 years before you can feel
  it.
• No screening tool is 100 effective. Good quality
  mammograms can find 85-90 of cancers

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Do it for those you love.
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POSITIONING
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Routine Images - aka screening mammo(not
screaming)

• CC - cranio caudad
• MLO mediolateral oblique

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CC
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MLO RT BREAST
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POSITIONING

• CC CRANIOCAUDAD
• MLO MEDIAL LATERAL OBLIQUE
• TRUE LATERAL
• ETC

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TRUE LAT CONE-MAG
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Magnification increase OID
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EQUIPMENT
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First dedicated mammography system
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ANATOMY OF THE BREAST
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TYPES OF BREAST TISSUE

• GLANDULAR
• DUCTS
• LOBES
• LOBULES
• TDLU
• MOSTLY SEEN UPPER OUTER QUADRANT

• STROMAL
• FATTY TISSUE
• CONNECTIVE TISSUE
• (COOPERS LIGAMENTS SUSPENSATORY LIGAMENTS

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• Lymph node areas adjacent to breast area.
• A pectoralis major muscle
• B axillary lymph nodes levels
• C axillary lymph nodes levels
• D axillary lymph nodes levels
• E supraclavicular lymph nodes
• F internal mammary lymph nodes

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• Breast profile
• A ducts
• B lobules
• C dilated section of duct to hold milk
• D nipple
• E fat
• F pectoralis major muscle
• G chest wall/rib cage
• Enlargement
• A normal duct cells
• B basement membrane
• C lumen (center of duct)

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THE MALE BREAST
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male breast
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male breast
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THE AUGMENTED BREAST
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PUSH BACK TECHNIQUE
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