Breast Ultrasound For Sonographers

 
Module Content
 

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Module 1 - Breast Instrumentation and Technique

  • System setup
  • Transducers
  • Grayscale
  • Doppler
  • Patient positioning
  • Scan Planes
  • Scanning Technique
  • Image Annotation
  • Image Artifacts
  • Mammographic Correlation

Module 2 - Breast Anatomy

  • Gross Anatomy of the Breast
  • Embryology
  • Vascular Anatomy
  • Lymphatic System of the Breast
  • Fibrous Planes
  • TDLU and the Lactiferous Ducts
  • Lymph Nodes
  • Pregnancy Induced Changes to the Breast
  • Involutional Changes to the Breast

Module 3 - Breast Pathology

  • Benign versus Malignant Features
  • Compressibility
  • Vascularity
  • Effects of Masses on the Ducts
  • Lymphatic Involvement
  • Specific Benign Lesions
  • Specific Malignant Lesions
  • Congenital Breast Abnormalities
  • Gynecomastia

Module 4 - Invasive and Other Procedures

  • Localizations
  • Core Biopsy
  • FNA
  • Mammotomy
  • ABBI
  • Imaging Breast Implants
  • MRI Appearances
  • Ductography
  • Sentinel Node Procedure

 

Instructor: David Hamments, RT(R), RDMS, RDCS, RVT

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