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.
The clinical distinction between benign or malignant breast lesions may sometimes be difficult, such as fibrous tumor (fibroadenoma), fat accumulation, inflammatory lumps, infection, or cysts. In pre-menopausal and benign lesions often pass through the early increase, after passing through narrow.
Dr Draw a diagram describing the newly discovered mass often help, mammography or biopsy may be useful. But if you did not find mass, as long as the suspected cancer ,1-2 months later to be re-examined. If the mass persists, there should be breast-ray films and biopsy.
A new study showed that ultrasound combined with breast x ray photography can improve the diagnosis rate of breast cancer in women at high risk, but at the same time, the false positive rate than x ray photography alone is much higher. Ultrasound combined with x ray photography make the diagnosis rate of breast cancer 28%, but the false positive rate than x ray photography alone three times higher! These women had to accept this unnecessary biopsies.
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).
