Diagnosis of Diseases of the Breast

Introduction. History of Breast Imaging. Mammography: Performing the Examination. Equipment Selection. Positioning. Clinical Image Evaluation. Quality Control. Approach to the Evaluation of the Mammogram. Reporting and Communication. The Medical Audit: Statistical Basis of Clinical Outcomes Analysis. The Medical Audit: Practical Considerations. Legislation. Medicolegal Issues. Other Diagnostic Tools. Clinical Breast Examination and Breast Self Examination. Breast Sonography. Digital Mammography. MR Imaging of Breast Tumors. Mammographically-Guided Presurgical Needle Localization. Imaging-Guided Needle Biopsy. Sonographically-Guided Interventional Procedures. Cyst Aspiration and Pneumocystography. Galactography. Screening Mammography: Epidemiology of Breast Cancer. Screening Mammography: From Theory to Practice. Screening Guidelines and Controversies. The Normal Breast and Benign and Malignant Conditions: The Normal Breast. Benign Conditions. Noninvasive Carcinoma. Invasive Malignancies. The Male Breast. Managementof Breast Diseases and Post Treatment Evaluation: Treatment of Breast Disease. The Conservatively Treated Breast. The Augmented Breast. Reduction Mammoplasty.