Breast ultrasound
Current as of: April 29, 2020
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review: Sarah Marshall MD - Family Medicine & Kathleen Romito MD - Family Medicine & Laura S. Dominici MD - General Surgery, Breast Surgical Oncology
Breast ultrasoundA breast ultrasound is done by moving a small handheld instrument called a transducer back and forth across the skin of the breast. The picture produced by ultrasound is called a sonogram or ultrasound scan. Current as of: April 29, 2020 Author: Healthwise Staff Medical Review: Sarah Marshall MD - Family Medicine & Kathleen Romito MD - Family Medicine & Laura S. Dominici MD - General Surgery, Breast Surgical Oncology |
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