Breast X-ray examination is a special X-ray, after passing through breast tissue imaging, in order to find out whether there is abnormal breast tissues, comparing different time X-ray imaging is the early detection of breast cancer, a safe and effective method.
Concrete operation in the process, X-ray emission from the instrument will be issued at least two angles rays, rays through the breast tissue, no vote by the organization to absorb the rays shine on the special X-ray film can show breast imaging, This image is called the breast X-ray photograph. The performance of normal breast tissue as a white, opaque portion (high density), adipose tissue is a black semi-transparent (ie, low density).
In breast cancer screening examination, X ray will be cast shine breast from various angles, the abnormal breast tissue on film showed abnormal shadow density, has diagnostic value.
Why do I need to do breast X-ray photograph
Breast X-ray photograph is to assess the physical examination of breast abnormalities and conventional methods can detect no symptoms of breast lumps, suggesting the need for further examination or treatment.
Why should breast X-ray photograph as soon as possible to do
Breast X-ray examination is the best method of early detection of breast cancer, which can occur in the breast abnormalities before symptoms will be detected. The earlier found that the sooner treatment, the better the prognosis of breast cancer.
In the photo before I have to prepare anything
If you think you are pregnant, or may be pregnant, then we must do this inspection prior to the doctor. Prior to doing inspections, do not smear their chests any foundation, skin-care products, deodorant and external use of liquid, as these things may do to X ray absorption, or with the reaction.
You also need to remove all of the Necklace
What is the process of specific
The whole process from the technicians to have a license to practice medicine, most of technicians are female.
Be seized were asked to stand before the X-ray emission instrument, technicians will put your breasts up a special device, the device will be gently flatten the bilateral breasts, so that, with a very low amount of X-ray on the through the entire breast. Throughout the compression process, you may feel mild pain or discomfort, but this feeling lasted for a very short, probably only a few dozen seconds. Flatten the breast to the use of low-dose X ray imaging to obtain clear-cut is necessary, so you should try to cooperate. Of course, if they feel uncomfortable, then should tell their doctor or a technician.
In order to reduce the oppression of the greatest degree of discomfort when the breast X-ray film examination is best carried out within 7-10 after menstruation, because at this time, the lower the sensitivity of the breast.
Normally be checked need to change a different position to get different angles of the imaging, so that doctors radiologist can observe the full breast is healthy. General routine pre-cancerous screening, shooting two films each breast is enough. The whole process lasts about 20 minutes.
In addition, if photographs are not clear, radiologist will be asked to be seized by B-ultrasonic examination of the breast to get an accurate diagnosis, these are routine checks.
Check what will happen exhausted
Compression part of the breast skin will be short-lived redness, there will be a slight pain, you can take aspirin or ibuprofen to ease. Under normal circumstances, the seizure can immediately resume normal life.
Radiologist will report the outcome to tell you to seek treatment for clinical doctor, who will be prosecuted to discuss the test results, as well as the need for further examination.
Almost all of the X-ray photograph facilities are provided within 30 days to submit test results clinicians, if the breast abnormality in 5 days to contact those who have been seized. If you’re within 10 working days have not yet received their test results, it is likely that your breasts have a disease! Time should immediately contact a doctor to clarify specific situations.
According to data from the American Cancer Society, 1,000 photos, only 1-2 frames can be clearly diagnosed as having breast cancer, about 10% of the review need to be confirmed to re-photography. Approximately 8% -10% require meticulous needle aspiration biopsy diagnosis, and 80% of the final biopsy were proven not to be breast cancer. Therefore, even if the photos showed abnormal and do not worry too much.
Should give more time to conduct a photo
With age, the incidence of breast cancer will gradually rise, so if you are 40 years of age, the annual X-ray camera is a must. But if you think they need to make immediately, there is no need to have to wait less than a year when it went.
Breast X-ray photograph is very important to the health of the evidence, if you replace the family doctor or to another hospital, we need to bring all the previous photos.
Do I still need to do breast self-examination
Not all breast cancer are available through the breast X-ray pictures check out, especially for younger women, particularly because of the higher density of young breast tissue, not easy to identify with the abnormal lesions. Therefore, on a regular basis to carry out the inspections at the same time, monthly breast self-examination is necessary. From the age of 20, it should be a monthly breast self-examination. In addition, from the age of 20 every three years; from age 40 onwards, each doctor to help breast examination are necessary.
