Mammo Views

Question 1

What are the 2 views to obtain for mammo?

Answer 1

1. CC
2. MLO

Question 2

CC

Answer 2

Craniocaudal views

Question 3

MLO

Answer 3

Mediolateral oblique

Question 4

What view for mammo is considered the most important view? Why?

Answer 4

1. MLO
2. Best images tissues adjacent to the chest wall and within the axillary tail

Question 5

What type of tissues are least well seen on MLO views?

Answer 5

Inferomedial tissues

Question 6

What degs can MLO projections vary?

Answer 6

30-90 deg

Question 7

What quadrant is best seen in MLO view? Why is it important?

Answer 7

1. UOQ
2. Most common locations for cancers

Question 8

What is the CC view better used for to visualize?

Answer 8

The glandular tissue located within the medial aspect of the breast

Question 9

What are the other additional views for mammo (in order to importance)? (7)

Answer 9

1. Spot compression and magnification views
2. 90 deg true lateral view
3. Exaggerated lateral and/or medial CC views
4. Rolled (change of angle) view
5. Tangential or oblique views
6. Axillary view
7. Cleavage view

Question 10

Where are markers placed on the MLO view?

Answer 10

Upper breast
- near the axilla

Question 11

Where are markers placed on the CC view?

Answer 11

Lateral or outer aspect of the breast

Question 12

What is another term for Eklund displacement view?

Answer 12

Implant displacement view

Question 13

When is the Ekund displacement view used?

Answer 13

To image implants

Question 14

How id the Ekund displacement views obtained? (2)

Answer 14

1. Breast tissue is pulled forward
2. Implant is pushed back towards the chest
   - better vis for breast tissue

Question 15

What are spot compression and magnification views used for? (2)

Answer 15

1. To focus on a specific area
2. Allows to see if higher density areas are just overlapping tissue
   - clearer assessment

Question 16

How does air show up on mammo?

Answer 16

Black
- does not absorb radiation

Question 17

How does fat show up on mammo?

Answer 17

Pale grey
- absorbs small amount of radiation

Question 18

How do structures that absorb more radiation appear as on mammo?

Answer 18

White

Question 19

What structure is used as a reference point for mammo?

Answer 19

Fat

Question 20

What should be included when measuring lesions on US? Why?

Answer 20

1. The capsule
2. Its indistinguishable from the mass on mammo

Question 21

R

Answer 21

Right

Question 22

L

Answer 22

Left

Question 23

ML

Answer 23

Mediolateral
- 90 deg lateral

Question 24

LM

Answer 24

Lateromedial

Question 25

M

Answer 25

Magnification

Question 26

XCC

Answer 26

Exaggerated

Question 27

CV

Answer 27

Cleavage view

Question 28

AT

Answer 28

Axillary tail

Question 29

Tan

Answer 29

Tangential

Question 30

RL

Answer 30

Rolled lateral

Question 31

RM

Answer 31

Rolled medial