What can breast ultrasound detect?

Breast ultrasound, to put it simply, is a way to examine the breasts by collecting ultrasound echoes. Breast ultrasound and X-ray examination are the most common breast examination methods and can be called the golden partner for breast cancer diagnosis. The resolution of breast ultrasound is not affected by the density of mammary ducts, and there is no radiation, etc. It is very suitable for women with high mammary duct density. It is often used to detect whether there are lumps in the breast or to evaluate abnormal changes.

What can breast color ultrasound check? What can breast B-ultrasound check?

For those who need to undergo color Doppler ultrasound examination, doctors generally recommend scanning both breasts and both armpits through breast ultrasound. So, what does the doctor generally observe based on breast ultrasound examination? The key aspects include:

Is the mammary gland duct structure clear and is the tube enlarged?

Is there a lump in the breast duct? Once a lump is found, the anesthesiologist will carefully observe and describe it, including the location, size, internal echo, whether the boundaries are clear, whether the shape is regular, aspect ratio, whether there is slight thickening, whether the echo is increased or attenuated, etc. The anesthesiologist will also use color Doppler ultrasound to observe whether there are blood signals inside and near the lump, and whether the blood is thick and irregular.

A complete breast ultrasound examination also includes scanning the armpits on both sides, mainly observing whether there are enlarged lymph nodes in the armpits, whether there are axillary accessory breasts or other lesions.

A slight abnormality in the ultrasound report will always cause great confusion for women, but in fact, sometimes there is no need to worry too much. Although some abnormalities may indicate that a lump may become malignant, it is generally difficult to completely distinguish whether a lump is benign or malignant based on a single abnormality. In fact, doctors need to comprehensively consider the various imaging diagnostic features of the lump, and even combine the patient's age, whether there is a family history of breast cancer, and other conditions to make an ultrasonic diagnosis.

Therefore, there is no need to worry too much about the results of color ultrasound examination, but it is also necessary to pay great attention to it. If the color Doppler ultrasound examination shows any abnormalities, please communicate with your doctor immediately and follow the doctor's advice for further examination.