Breast Ultrasound - Measuring Breast Masses (Do's & Don'ts) | Registry Review Series
Let's Measure! Do you know the Do's and Don'ts of measuring breast masses on an Ultrasound? Let's review! Here's your definitive guide to proper measuring. We'll cover every facet of measuring breast masses on an Ultrasound including longest lie, how to measure various mass margins, how to measure when artifacts are present (such as edge shadowing and posterior shadowing), how to measure a mass when there's a thick echogenic halo (desmoplastic reaction), measuring normal vs abnormal lymph nodes, measuring well-defined and ill-defined masses, and how to avoid common pitfalls (pseudo-masses, ductal masses, complex masses, and underestimating mass size). We'll also discuss which field of view (linear, sector, or panoramic) to use when measuring masses in the breast.
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6. Breast Ultrasound (Annotating an Image): • Breast Ultrasound - An...
7. Breast Ultrasound (Image Optimization): • Breast Ultrasound Imag...
8. Breast Ultrasound (Measuring Breast Masses- Do's & Don'ts): • Breast Ultrasound - Me...
9. Breast Ultrasound (All About Ducts & Ductal Pathology): • Breast Ultrasound - Al...
10. Breast Ultrasound (Imaging Breast Trauma): • Breast Ultrasound - Im...
11. Breast Ultrasound (Characterizing Lymph Nodes): • Video
Chapters:
00:00- Breast Ultrasound- Measuring Breast Masses (Do's & Don'ts)
00:09- Sonography Minutes Intro
00:14- Measuring Breast Ultrasound Masses 101 (Longest Lie)
02:19- Measuring Breast Ultrasound Masses 101 (When the Longest Lie Becomes Another Plane)
03:44- Measuring Breast Ultrasound Masses 101 (Measuring a Mass with Macro-Lobulations)
04:15- Measuring Breast Ultrasound Masses 101 (Measuring a Mass with Micro-Lobulations)
04:37- Measuring Breast Ultrasound Masses 101 (How to Measure a Mass with Edge Shadowing)
04:55- Measuring Breast Ultrasound Masses 101 (How to Measure a Hematoma)
06:21- Measuring Breast Ultrasound Masses 101 (Linear vs Sector vs Panoramic Field of View- Which to Use When Measuring)
07:22- Measuring Breast Ultrasound Masses 101 (Measuring a Mass with a Desmoplastic Reaction)
08:12- Measuring Breast Ultrasound Masses 101 (Measuring a Mass with Angular Margins)
08:34- Measuring Breast Ultrasound Masses 101 (Measuring a Mass with Speculations)
09:01- Measuring Breast Ultrasound Masses 101 (Don't Forget that Posterior Margin!)
10:35- Measuring Breast Ultrasound Masses 101 (Measuring Normal Lymph Nodes)
10:55- Measuring Breast Ultrasound Masses 101 (Measuring Abnormal Lymph Nodes)
11:14- Measuring Breast Ultrasound Masses 101 (Measuring a Mass Inside of a Duct)
11:48- Measuring Breast Ultrasound Masses 101 (Measuring a Mass Spilling Outside of a Duct)
12:04- Measuring Breast Ultrasound Masses 101 (Measuring a Cluster of Cysts)
12:41- Measuring Breast Ultrasound Masses 101 (Measuring an Area of Distortion with Cysts)
13:05- Measuring Breast Ultrasound Masses 101 (Measuring a Cystic Mass with a Solid Component)
13:39- Measuring Breast Ultrasound Masses 101 (Measuring a Shadowing Mass)
14:18- Measuring Breast Ultrasound Masses 101 (Measuring the Well-Defined Mass)
14:33- Measuring Breast Ultrasound Masses 101 (Measuring the Ill-Defined Mass)
15:24- Measuring Breast Ultrasound Masses 101 (Distinguishing Between a Thick Echogenic Halo and a Hematoma)
16:26- Measuring Breast Ultrasound Masses 101 (Distinguishing Between a Thick Echogenic Halo and Glandular Tissue Surrounding a Mass)
17:32- Measuring Breast Ultrasound Masses 101 (How to Avoid Measuring a Fat Pseudo-Mass)
19:52- End Card
Legal Disclaimer: I am NOT a Radiologist (Physician). This site is for the didactic instruction of Sonographers, Mammographers, and others who will perform Sonography under the supervision of a Radiologist or other qualified Physician. This site is not an accredited Ultrasound program, rather, this training is to be used as a supplemental learning tool in addition to training in an accredited Ultrasound School. Please seek expert medical advice from a doctor if you are experiencing health issues.
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