Triple Assessment Flashcards
First part or integral part
History+ clinical assessment
Second test
Radiology
Third test
Histopathology
> 40 years radiology
Mammography
Meathods of clinical examination in breast lesion
Dial clock meathod
Vertical stripe meathod
Horizontal stripe meathod
Best examination technique
Dial clock
<40 years breast radiology
USG
Amount of radiatoon for mammogram
0.1-0.2 c gy
Two views in a mammogram
Craniocaudal (cc)
Mediolateral oblique (MLO)
In which mammography more breast tissue and even axilla seen
Mediolateral oblique
Latest form of mammography
3D mammography or
Breast tomosynthesis
Advantage of breat tomosynthesis
More sensitive
Better results in dense breast
Types of mammography
Screening
Diagnostic
Best screening modalities for breast cancer
Mammography (15-12%) reduction in mortality
Age to start annual mammography
40 years of age