Mammography Procedures Exam 2
Light-medium gray - -What color is adipose tissue in mammographic images?
-- can be benign
- is very common
- can be malignant - -Asymmetric breast tissue:
-The tissue adjacent to the chest wall; the nipple - -What is the definition of the base of the
breast and the apex?
-medially and posteriorly, working it's way to the nipple - -Atrophy of glandular tissue
starts:
-Pectoral muscle - -What is not part of the internal composition of the breast?
-White - -What color is glandular tissue on a mammogram?
What color is cancer on a mammogram?
-Upper Outer Quadrant - -10:30 in the right breast and 1:30 in the left breast is located in
which quadrant?
-15 to 20 - -How many lobes are in the breast?
-Progesterone - -Which hormone is responsible for lobular proliferation and growth?
-describe individual mammography projections and their abbreviations to avoid confusion
among facilities - -A standardized labeling system was developed by the ACR in the 1990s;
MQSA adopted this standard in order to:
-perpendicular - -The ipsilateral arm should be ________ to the body in the MLO position.
-- Use a tilting device
- Consider performing an anterior compression view - -A technologist is applying
compression to a breast that is noncompressible, resulting in the base of the breast being
considerably thicker than the apex. What should the technologist do?
-- The pectoral muscle is included in the image and lies anterior to the axilla
- The midaxilla (hollow) and the line drawn inferior to the midaxilla identify the lateral
edge of the breast tissue
- The latissimus dorsi muscle is located posterior to the axilla - -Proper placement of the
axilla on the IRSD determines the width of the pectoral muscle superiorly on the image and
posterior tissue inclusion. Three landmarks used are:
-- the equipment
Light-medium gray - -What color is adipose tissue in mammographic images?
-- can be benign
- is very common
- can be malignant - -Asymmetric breast tissue:
-The tissue adjacent to the chest wall; the nipple - -What is the definition of the base of the
breast and the apex?
-medially and posteriorly, working it's way to the nipple - -Atrophy of glandular tissue
starts:
-Pectoral muscle - -What is not part of the internal composition of the breast?
-White - -What color is glandular tissue on a mammogram?
What color is cancer on a mammogram?
-Upper Outer Quadrant - -10:30 in the right breast and 1:30 in the left breast is located in
which quadrant?
-15 to 20 - -How many lobes are in the breast?
-Progesterone - -Which hormone is responsible for lobular proliferation and growth?
-describe individual mammography projections and their abbreviations to avoid confusion
among facilities - -A standardized labeling system was developed by the ACR in the 1990s;
MQSA adopted this standard in order to:
-perpendicular - -The ipsilateral arm should be ________ to the body in the MLO position.
-- Use a tilting device
- Consider performing an anterior compression view - -A technologist is applying
compression to a breast that is noncompressible, resulting in the base of the breast being
considerably thicker than the apex. What should the technologist do?
-- The pectoral muscle is included in the image and lies anterior to the axilla
- The midaxilla (hollow) and the line drawn inferior to the midaxilla identify the lateral
edge of the breast tissue
- The latissimus dorsi muscle is located posterior to the axilla - -Proper placement of the
axilla on the IRSD determines the width of the pectoral muscle superiorly on the image and
posterior tissue inclusion. Three landmarks used are:
-- the equipment
