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ADULT FEMALE BREAST: ___ LOBES

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15 - 20

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BREAST TISSUE BEGINS TO DEVELOP AROUND SIX WEEKS IN UTERO

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FETAL DEVELOPMENT

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DUCTS ARE PRESENT BUT NON-FUNCTIONAL - RESTING STATE

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PREPUBERTY

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DUCTS ELONGATED DUE TO ESTROGEN - BREAST BUD APPEARS

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PUBERTY

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PROGESTERONE INFLUENCE INITIATION OF OVULATION; DUCTS ELONGATE; SIDE BRANCHES OF DUCTS AND LOBULAR ELEMENTS FORM

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YOUNG ADULT

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LOBULAR ELEMENTS ARE WELL FORMED

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MATURITY

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DISTAL DUCTS GROW AND BRANCH; BREAST ENLARGE TWICE IT’S NORMAL WEIGHT; INCREASE IN MAMMARY BLOOD FLOW; VASCULAR ENGORGEMENT AND AREOLAR PIGMENTATION

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PREGNANCY

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LOBULES BEGIN TO RECEDE; LEAVING MOSTLY DUCTS, ADIPOSE TISSUE AND FIBROUS TISSUE

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MENOPAUSE

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During the 6th week of gestation, a pair of longitudinal thickening of the epidermis develop on the ventral surface of the embryo, extending from the axilla to the medial thigh called ____

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MAMMARY RIDGES

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MAMMARY RIDGES AKA

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  1. MAMMARY LINES

2. MILK LINES

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____ form along the milk lines, which extend from the axillae to the inguinal region

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PLACODES

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the small raised area in the center of the breast through which milk can flow to the out

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NIPPLE

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colored area around each nipple

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AREOLA

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average areola is ___ in diameter

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4 cm

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sebaceous (oil) glands that appear as small bumps around the dark area of the nipple

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MONTGOMERY’S TUBERCLE

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provide lubrication for the nipple and areola

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MORGAGNI GLANDS

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these glands secrete an oily fluid that lubricates the nipple and also secrete volatile compounds that are thought to serve as an olfactory, the stimulus for the newborn

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SEBACEOUS

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  • protects the nipple from irritation
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SEBACEOUS GLANDS

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secrete fat droplets into breast milk

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SUDORIFEROUS

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  • tail of breast tissue called the “axillary tail of Spence” extend laterally into the axilla
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AXILLARY TAIL

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the natural lower boundary of the breast, the place where the breast and the chest meet at the level of the 6th or 7th rib

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INFRAMAMMARY FOLDS

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breast tissue is encircled by a thin layer of connective tissue called

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FASCIA

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located between the membranous layer of superficial fascia and the deep fascia covering the muscles of the thorax

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RETROMAMMARY SPACE

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BREAST PARENCHYMAL COMPONENT

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  1. FIBROFATTY
  2. FIBROGLANDULAR
  3. ADIPOSE TISSUE
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holds the breast tissue in place
FIBROUS TISSUE
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is the part of the breast that makes milk, called the lobes, and the tubes that carry milk to the nipple, called ducts
GLANDULAR TISSUE
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FIBROUS + GLANDULAR TISSUE
FIBROGLANDULAR TISSUE
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includes the breast lobes and breast ducts
GLANDULAR TISSUE
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fills in the spaces between glandular and fibrous tissue and largely determines the breast siz
FATTY TISSUE
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15 to 30yrs (& childless women >30yo)
FIBROGLANDULAR BREAST
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Pregnant or lactating women
FIBROGLANDULAR BREAST
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Radiographically dense, Very little fat
FIBROGLANDULAR BREAST
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30 to 50yrs
FIBROFATTY BREAST
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Average radiographic density | 50% fat & 50% fibroglandular
FIBROFATTY BREAST
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>50yrs
FATTY BREAST
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Postmenopausal
FATTY BREAST
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Minimal radiographic | density
FATTY BREAST
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Breast of children & men
FATTY BREAST
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MOST SENSITIVE TO CA BY RADIATION
GLANDULAR
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is the part of a tissue or organ with a structural or connective role
STROMA
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surrounds large ducts and terminal duct lobular units (TDLUs)
INTERLOBULAR STROMA
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denser, more collagenous than intralobular connective tissue
INTERLOBULAR STROMA
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- becomes more fatty after puberty; increase in volume of this compartment is responsible for majority of breast volume
INTERLOBULAR STROMA
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- increased density of this compartment may make mammographic detection of breast lesions more difficult
INTERLOBULAR STROMA
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- surrounds acini within terminal duct lobular units
INTRALOBULAR STROMA
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stroma is loose and contains fibroblasts, scattered lymphocytes, and plasma cells, macrophages, and vessels
INTRALOBULAR STROMA
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may appear myxoid; hormonally responsive
INTRALOBULAR STROMA
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no elastic fibers
INTRALOBULAR STROMA
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bands of tough, fibrous, flexible connective tissue that shape and support the breasts
COOPER'S LIGAMENT
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lined by an inner layer of cuboidal to columnar epithelial cells and the outer layer of myoepithelial cells
TERMINAL DUCTAL LOBULAR UNIT
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attaches the lobule to the ductal system
EXTRALOBULAR TERMINAL DUCT
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continues the duct system into the lobule
INTRALOBULAR TERMINAL DUCT
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milk producing cells
LUMINAL EPITHELIAL CELLS
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form the glandular unit of the breast
LUMINAL AND MYOEPITHELIAL CELLS
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form the structural component of the surrounding breast tissue
FIBROBLASTS
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produce proteins important for maintaining breast structure
FIBROBLASTS
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- imaging of microcalcifications requires
SMALL FOCAL SPOT
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FOCAL SPOT SIZE FOR ___
SPATIAL RESOLUTION
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LARGE FS
0.3 mm
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SMALL FS
0.1 mm
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positioned at the chest wall
CATHODE SIDE
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INHERENT FILTRATION
0.1 mm
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W target: ___ filter
MOLYBDENUM OR RHODIUM
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purpose of each filter is to reduce the higher-energy bremsstrahlung x-rays
Mo or Rh FILTER
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W TARGET = Mo, Rh filter
50 um
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for thick and dense breast
W TARGET = Mo, Rh filter
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Mo target = Mo filter
30 um
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most common target and filter combi
Mo target = Mo filter
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Mo target = Rh filter
30 um
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Rh target = Rh filter
25 um
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IMMOBILIZATION OF BREAST
REDUCED MOTION BLUR
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UNIFORM THICKNESS
UNIFORM X-RAY EXPOSURE OF THE IR
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REDUCED SCATTER RADIATION
IMPROVED CONTRAST RESOLUTION
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SHORTER OID
IMPROVED SR
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THINNER TISSUE
REDUCED PX DOSED
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flat Lexan paddle attached to a pneumatic or mechanical assembly
COMPRESSION PADDLE
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EFFECT OF BREAST COMPRESSION
1. DECREASED TISSUE THICKNESS | 2. BREAST STRUCTURES CLOSER TO FILM
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- positions after the IR to minimize the OID & improve spatial resolution
AEC
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SKIN DOSE
800 - 900 mrad
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MGD of the breast
130 - 150 mrad

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