P1 Flashcards
the concept of mammography was first
proposed in
1924
published the first article on
mammography in 1930.
Stafford Warren, MD
father of mammography
Robert Egan, MD,
Doctor Warren produced his initial breast images in ___ using the only x-ray machine in his facility
1924
During the early 1960s, the Haloid Corporation, with their principal investigator, ______, began experi- menting with a new recording system that eventually would become known as _____
John Wolfe, MD , xeroradiography
Xeroradiography became commercially available in
1971
developed the first dedicated mammography unit in France in the mid-___.
Charles Gros, MD ,1960’s
when clumped together can mimic microcalcifications
Aluminum and zinc
is a smooth, circular darkening surrounding the nipple.
areola
These glands are a specialized sebaceous type providing lubrication during lactation
Montgomery glands
A layer of adipose tissue and
connective fascia (not distinguishable
from other breast structures on the
mammogram) separate the breast
from the pectoral muscle, forming the
____
retromammary fat space
The supportive structures of the
breast are ____
Cooper’s ligaments
Atrophy of glandular tissue begins ___and ____
medially and posteriorly
The glandular tissue or “parenchyma” consists of ____ lobes
15 to 20
Beneath the epithelial layer is a layer of
myoepithelium
