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Module 1 - Ultrasound Physics for Mammographers:
- Generation of Ultrasound
- Ultrasound Wave Characteristics
- Image Resolution
- Ultrasound system components
- Transducers
- Ultrasound Beam Profiles
- How Sound Interacts with Matter
- Image display and storage
- Pre and Post Processing
- Recording Media
- Equipment Quality Control
- Use of Tissue Equivalent Phantoms
- Safety and Bioeffects
- Doppler Ultrasound
- Cleaning & Disinfecting Equipment
Module 2 - Breast Instrumentation and Technique:
- System setup
- Image Production
- Transducer Selection
- Grayscale
- Doppler
- Patient care, communication & education
- Patient positioning
- Scan Planes
- Scanning Technique
- Image Annotation
- Image Artifacts
- Mammographic Correlation
Module 3 - 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 4 - 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
- Post-Surgical Changes
Module 5 - Invasive and Other Procedures:
- Localizations
- Core Biopsy
- FNA
- Abscess Drainage
- Mammotomy
- ABBI
- Imaging Breast Implants
- MRI Appearances
- Ductography
- Breast Specimen Imaging
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