Mammography: 83 Radiological Exercises for Students and Practitioners [Paperback]

Technical advances in the field of mammography and better interpretation of the photographs have led recently to a more precise and reliable means of diagnosis, especially for findings which are difficult to analyse. With the help of numerous pathological and control cases the authors explain both the step-by-step procedure in diagnosis and the advantages of mammography as the choice of examination in particular patients. This book guides the reader to an exact interpretation of mammograms. The book is directed at radiologists, gynaecologists and general practitioners. Interdisciplinary collaboration and diagnosis in the preclinical stage are especially important for furthering the prevention of breast cancer.Technical advances in the field of mammography and better interpretation of the photographs have led recently to a more precise and reliable means of diagnosis, especially for findings which are difficult to analyse. With the help of numerous pathological and control cases the authors explain both the step-by-step procedure in diagnosis and the advantages of mammography as the choice of examination in particular patients. This book guides the reader to an exact interpretation of mammograms. The book is directed at radiologists, gynaecologists and general practitioners. Interdisciplinary collaboration and diagnosis in the preclinical stage are especially important for furthering the prevention of breast cancer.Iconography, Commentary with Corresponding-Schemata.- I. Normal Breast.- II. Diffuse Opacity.- III. Architectural Rupture or Starshaped Opacities.- IV. Oval Opacities.- V. Microcalcifications.- VI. Intraductal and Intracystic Pathology.Springer Book ArchivesDE