Unit 3: Correlating with Mammo

Question 1

In mammo - we are looking to see what areas are shaded _____

Answer 1

white

Question 2

Fatty structures show up on mammo as shaded ___ ; like oil cysts, lipoma, galactocele)

Answer 2

gray

Question 3

Calcium shows up as shaded ____

Answer 3

white

Question 4

Radiopaque structures are ____ and radiolucent is ____

Answer 4

White
Gray

Question 5

Standard mammo views are ____ and ___

Answer 5

CC - craniocaudal
MLO - medial lateral oblique

Question 6

Cranial caudal view shows the ___ portion of the breat at the top near the indicator and the ____ portion at the bottom of the image

Answer 6

Lateral
Medial

Question 7

MLO shows the greatest amount of breast (axillary tail) and an angle of ___ degrees

Answer 7

45 degrees

Question 8

Depth of mass can be detected with this view:

Answer 8

ML - 90 degree medial lateral

Question 9

Masses that lie medial can look ____ than they actually are while masses that lie lateral can look ___ than they actually are

Answer 9

higher
lower
(Muffins Rise, Lead falls)

Question 10

Triangulation is used to :

Answer 10

Localize a mass

Question 11

Targeted compression to an area of interest is called _____ view

Answer 11

Spot View ( Also known as focal compression view)