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This comprehensive volume serves as the definitive guide to conducting and interpreting breast ultrasound examinations. It provides an in-depth exploration of every element of the process—from selecting the appropriate equipment and mastering examination techniques, to understanding the correlation between sonographic and mammographic findings, and accurately characterizing sonographic abnormalities.
The text is enriched with over 1,500 illustrative materials, including ultrasound scans, corresponding mammographic images, and diagrams that highlight key facets of the examination. Dr. Stavros offers a thorough explanation of breast ultrasound physics and elaborates on the specialized probes and equipment required to generate high-resolution images of breast tissue.
The book features chapters dedicated to breast ultrasound anatomy, demonstrating the impressive anatomic detail that modern equipment can capture, and correlating sonographic and mammographic anatomic features. Following chapters delve into examination procedures for assessing specific abnormalities and detail the unique characteristics of various cystic and solid breast lesions.
A separate chapter is devoted to Doppler characterization of breast lesions, offering readers a complete understanding of this crucial aspect of breast ultrasound examinations.