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Medical imaging of human breasts
In medicine, breast imaging is a sub-speciality of diagnostic radiology that involves imaging of the breasts for screening or diagnostic purposes. There
Breast_imaging
Medical diagnostic method
Molecular breast imaging (MBI), also known as scintimammography, is a type of breast imaging test that is used to detect cancer cells in breast tissue of
Molecular_breast_imaging
Tool to communicate risk of breast cancer
The Breast Imaging-Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) is a quality assurance tool originally designed for use with mammography. The system is a collaborative
BI-RADS
Medical condition
cancer. Diagnosis involves examination, with medical imaging if only a specific part of the breast hurts. In more than 75% of people, the pain resolves
Breast_pain
Imaging technique using inaudible air blasts
waves as physical phenomenon for imaging. It is mostly in use for soft tissue medical imaging, especially breast imaging. Ultrasound computer tomographs
Ultrasound computer tomography
Ultrasound_computer_tomography
Medical screening of asymptomatic, healthy women for breast cancer
target breast cancer screening to older women with longer life expectancies. Similar imaging studies can be performed with magnetic resonance imaging but
Breast_cancer_screening
Medical imaging technique
Automated whole-breast ultrasound (AWBU) is a medical imaging technique used in radiology to obtain volumetric ultrasound data of the entire breast. Similarly
Automated whole-breast ultrasound
Automated_whole-breast_ultrasound
Use of low-energy X-rays to examine the human breast
as digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT), tomosynthesis, and 3D breast imaging, is a mammogram technology that creates a 3D view of the breast using X-rays
Mammography
Pharmaceutical drug
Molecular Breast Imaging Scan Time by Half with a Denoising Diffusion Probabilistic Model-based Algorithm" (PDF). The Society for Imaging Informatics
Technetium_(99mTc)_sestamibi
American radiologist and physician
the Breast Imaging and Interventional Center at George Washington University's Cancer Center. She previously served as director of Breast Imaging at Johns
Rachel_Brem
computer and imaging performed in at least two planes to localize a target lesion (such as a tumor or microcalcifications in the breast) in three-dimensional
Stereotactic_biopsy
Medical intervention
Breast surgery is a form of surgery performed on the breast. Types include: Breast augmentation Breast reduction Breast-conserving surgery, a less radical
Breast_surgery
Cancer that originates in mammary glands
screening test for breast cancer is low-dose X-ray imaging of the breast, called mammography. Each breast is pressed between two plates and imaged. Tumors can
Breast_cancer
For size, shape, or developmental state
imaging (e.g., mammography, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), ultrasound), and 3D scanning. There is substantial measurement error with many breast volume
Breast_measurement
Prosthesis used to change the size, shape, and contour of a person's breast
A breast implant is a prosthesis used to change the size, shape, and contour of a person's breast. In reconstructive plastic surgery, breast implants can
Breast_implant
Medical intervention
Non-contact thermography, thermographic imaging, or medical thermology is the field of thermography that uses infrared images of the human skin to assist in the
Non-contact_thermography
Condition of human breasts
definition of dense breasts. These categories were officially determined as a part of the American College of Radiology's Breast Imaging Reporting and Data
Dense_breast_tissue
Sexual interest focused on female breasts
breast fetishism (also known as mastophilia, breast partialism, or mazophilia) is a sexual interest that focuses exclusively on the female breasts, and
Breast_fetishism
Type of medical imaging
Breast ultrasound is a medical imaging technique that uses medical ultrasonography to perform imaging of the breast. It can be performed for either diagnostic
Breast_ultrasound
Surgical procedure
Breast augmentation (also breast enlargement) is a plastic surgery procedure by which either a breast implant or a fat-graft implant is emplaced to the
Breast_augmentation
Localized swellings that feel different from the surrounding tissue
A breast mass, also known as a breast lump, is a localized swelling that feels different from the surrounding tissue. Breast pain, nipple discharge, or
Breast_mass
Part of the female primate torso that has mammary glands
The breasts are two prominences located on the upper ventral region of the torso in humans and other primates. Both sexes develop breasts from the same
Breast
Imaging using the photoacoustic effect
Photoacoustic imaging or optoacoustic imaging is a biomedical imaging modality based on the photoacoustic effect. Non-ionizing laser pulses are delivered
Photoacoustic_imaging
Set of imaging methods for determining soft-tissue hardness
Assessing tissue stiffness may boost breast imaging specificity. Archived 2019-04-22 at the Wayback Machine Diagnostic Imaging. 2009;31(12):15-17. Cosgrove,
Elastography
Radiologist
Director of the Breast Imaging Research Group at the University of California, San Francisco. She pioneered the usage of magnetic resonance imaging for the detection
Nola_Hylton
American politician (born 1955)
eliminate breast cancer screening costs". kwch.com. Retrieved 2026-04-02. "Legislation Eliminates Financial Barriers to Critical Breast Imaging, Would Help
Vicki_Schmidt
Canadian radiologist
Committee and the BC Breast Imaging Services Working Group. As of 2023, she is a member of the board of the Canadian Society of Breast Imaging, of which she
Paula_Gordon
Plastic surgery procedure
mammoplasty (also breast reduction and reduction mammaplasty) is the plastic surgery procedure for reducing the size of large breasts. In a breast reduction surgery
Breast_reduction
Medical condition
Fibrocystic breast changes is a condition of the breasts where there may be pain, breast cysts, and breast masses. The breasts may be described as "lumpy"
Fibrocystic_breast_changes
Technique and process of creating visual representations of the interior of a body
Medical imaging is the technique and process of imaging the interior of a body for clinical analysis and medical intervention, as well as visual representation
Medical_imaging
Imaging procedure used to detect breast cancer
nuclear medicine imaging modality used to detect or characterise breast cancer. Mammography typically refers to x-ray imaging of the breast, while PEM uses
Positron_emission_mammography
American radiologist
forms of breast imaging. Dr. Daniel Kopans is a leading expert in breast cancer detection and diagnosis. He is the founder of the Breast Imaging Division
Daniel_Kopans
Form of breast imaging
mammography, breast MRI or contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), has shown substantial progress in the detection of breast cancer. Some
Breast_MRI
Overview of current and historical management methods of breast cancer
Radiation imaging in the form of Optical imaging or Breast Microwave imaging. As a screening tool, mammography (x-ray imaging of the breast) is the conventional
Breast_cancer_management
Medical intervention
in a breast, periodically on some people with a family history of breast disease, or on a person with an incidental abnormal finding on imaging such as
Breast_examination
Medical imaging technique
including vascular imaging, dental imaging, orthopedic imaging, mammographic imaging, musculoskeletal imaging, and chest imaging. The concept of tomosynthesis
Tomosynthesis
Medical condition
A breast cyst is a cyst, a fluid-filled sac, within the breast. One breast can have one or more cysts. They are often described as round or oval lumps
Breast_cyst
Medical diagnostic method
simply optical mammography, is an emerging imaging technique that enables the investigation of the breast composition through spectral analysis. It combines
Diffuse_optical_mammography
Condition impacting chicken meat
sorting of product with woody breast using nondestructive methods. Current detection technologies include hyperspectral imaging, accelerometers, and bio-electrical
Woody_breast
Use of light for medical investigation
Medical optical imaging is the use of light as an investigational imaging technique for medical applications, pioneered by American Physical Chemist Britton
Medical_optical_imaging
Pattern seen in radiologic examinations
presence of a benign uncomplicated cyst in ultrasound examinations of the breast. It consists of a deep anechoic fluid portion resembling an acorn, and a
Acorn_cyst_sign
Diagnostic tool for examining breasts
ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging and combinations of these imaging modalities for the detection of small (≤2cm) breast cancer". Medicine. 100 (26)
Triple_test_score
Abnormally underdeveloped breasts
hypomastia, breast aplasia, breast hypoplasia, or mammary hypoplasia) is a medical term describing the postpubertal underdevelopment of a woman's breast tissue
Micromastia
American breast imaging researcher
Etta Driscoll Pisano is an American breast imaging researcher. She is a professor in residence of radiology at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Etta_D._Pisano
Graphics designing computer by Pixar
digital interactive breast-imaging teaching file". In Yongmin Kim; Seong Ki Mun (eds.). Medical Imaging 1998: Image Display. Medical Imaging '98. 21–26 February
Pixar_Image_Computer
Medical imaging technique
trademark of Imaging Diagnostic Systems, Inc. (IDSI, United States) for its optical tomographic technique for female breast imaging. This medical imaging technique
Computed tomography laser mammography
Computed_tomography_laser_mammography
Medical condition
Fibroadenomas are benign breast tumours characterized by an admixture of stromal and epithelial tissue. Breasts are made of lobules (milk producing glands)
Fibroadenoma
Medical specialty for imaging procedures
paediatric radiology, nuclear medicine, emergency radiology, breast imaging and women's imaging. Fellowship training programs in radiology are usually one
Radiology
Breast imaging technique
medical x-ray imaging. Photon-counting mammography improves dose efficiency compared to conventional technologies, and enables spectral imaging. Conventional
Photon-counting_mammography
Medical condition
Tuberous breasts (or tubular breasts) are a result of a congenital abnormality of the breasts which can occur in both men and women (also see Hypoplasia)
Tuberous_breasts
Surgical diagnostic procedure for breast tumours
initial assessment of imaging as well as palpable abnormalities in the breast. There are many reasons why a doctor may order a breast biopsy. Typical indications
Breast_biopsy
Medical condition
2011). Breast Imaging: A Correlative Atlas. Thieme. p. 69. ISBN 978-1-60406-445-2. Christof Sohn; Jens-U. Blohmer; Ulrike Hamper (1999). Breast Ultrasound:
Breast_hematoma
Xeroradiography for breast imaging
1259/0007-1285-53-626-114. ISSN 0007-1285. PMID 7370491. TBRHSC (2026-03-06). "Breast Cancer Screening Through the Decades". tbrhsc.net. Retrieved 2026-03-13
Xeromammography
Open standard from the medical computer science
transmit medical images. DICOM has been central to the development of modern radiological imaging; DICOM incorporates standards for imaging modalities such
DICOM
Hospital in Sandusky, Ohio, US
College of Radiology designated Firelands Regional Medical Center as a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence. In 2009, HealthGrades awarded Firelands Regional
Firelands Regional Medical Center
Firelands_Regional_Medical_Center
images of cancer in the human breast, again using pulsed microwaves (Fig. 2). Since that time, thermoacoustic imaging has gained widespread popularity
Thermoacoustic_imaging
Enlargement of the human male breast
since breast cancer is an unlikely diagnosis. If mammography is performed and does not reveal findings suggestive of breast cancer, further imaging is not
Gynecomastia
American medical technology company
2017. Retrieved January 6, 2020. Stempniak, Marty (January 3, 2020). "Breast imaging company Hologic unloads aesthetics line at $1B-plus loss". RadiologyBusiness
Hologic
US law
Congress passed this law in 1992 to assure high-quality mammography for early breast cancer detection, which can lead to early treatment, a range of treatment
Mammography Quality Standards Act
Mammography_Quality_Standards_Act
American television director
Radiology and Fellow of the Society of Breast Imaging. In 2001, he was selected one of America's Best Doctors for Breast Care. Her mother, Myrna Margolin,
Jody_Margolin_Hahn
Scottish radiologist and academic
PMID 26176654. Use of new imaging techniques to predict tumour response to therapy. United Kingdom Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Breast Screening Study, Cancers
Fiona_Gilbert
American radiologist
impedance imaging, for the detection and diagnosis of breast cancer.[citation needed] Kolb is a principal investigator of the North American Digital Breast Tomosynthesis
Thomas_Kolb
Mammoplasty procedure to raise sagging breasts
Mastopexy (Greek μαστός mastos "breast" + -pēxiā "affix") is the plastic surgery mammoplasty procedure for raising sagging breasts upon the chest of the woman
Mastopexy
Medical imaging technique
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a medical imaging technique used in radiology to generate pictures of the anatomy and the physiological processes inside
Magnetic_resonance_imaging
Medical imaging procedure
1970s, CT has become an important tool in medical imaging to supplement conventional X-ray imaging and medical ultrasonography. It has more recently been
CT_scan
American radiologist (born 1981/1982)
physician at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, the director of breast imaging at the center's facility in Monmouth, New Jersey, and an associate professor
Nicole_Saphier
Form of breast imaging
ductal carcinoma. The standard treatment of galactographically suspicious breast lesions is to perform a surgical intervention on the concerned duct or ducts:
Galactography
Visual representations of the nude human form
Artistic freedom Pubic hair § In art Tableau vivant Striptease Nude (art) Breast imaging Hollander, Anne (1978). Seeing Through Clothes. New York: Viking Press
Depictions_of_nudity
Medical condition
frequent breast cancer screening as well as tests to detect ovarian cancer. Breast imaging studies usually include a breast MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) once
BRCA_mutation
Noninvasive type of medical imaging
in the field of breast imaging as an alternative/complementary technique to mammography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for breast cancer detection
Electrical impedance tomography
Electrical_impedance_tomography
Medical condition
Mastitis is inflammation of the breast or udder, usually associated with breastfeeding. Symptoms typically include local pain and redness. There is often
Mastitis
American biomedical engineer
detection and diagnosis for 3D x-ray based breast imaging." Machine Learning in Computer-Aided Diagnosis: Medical Imaging Intelligence and Analysis. (ed. K. Suzuki)
Mia_Markey
Laboratory near Santa Fe, New Mexico
method for ultrasound breast imaging". In McAleavey, Stephen A; d'Hooge, Jan (eds.). Medical Imaging 2008: Ultrasonic Imaging and Signal Processing.
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los_Alamos_National_Laboratory
Radiologic sign
A. (1 December 2023). "The "teacup sign": Significance in breast imaging". Clinical Imaging. 104 110009. doi:10.1016/j.clinimag.2023.110009. ISSN 0899-7071
Teacup_calcification_(breast)
American activist (born 1968)
created the Deanna Favre Hope Foundation, which supports breast cancer education, women's breast imaging and diagnosis services for all women, including those
Deanna_Favre
Topics referred to by the same term
information system, a type of software that manages clinical data related to breast imaging Management information system Marine isotope stage, stages of the Earth's
MIS
Method to detect cancer
are used for breast cancer screening, including clinical and self-examination of the breasts, mammography, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Mammography
Cancer_screening
Cancer of the lining of the blood or lymphatic vessels
standing foreign bodies. Infrequently they have occurred in association with breast implants. Ultraviolet radiation and localized immunodeficiency may play
Angiosarcoma
Lump of tissue or fluid in the thyroid gland
following workup for thyroid nodules as incidental imaging findings on CT, MRI or PET-CT: Ultrasound imaging is useful as the first-line, non-invasive investigation
Thyroid_nodule
Hospital in Georgia, United States
The hospital has received several awards. The Breast Health Center was named Augusta's only Breast Imaging Center of Excellence by the American College
Wellstar MCG Health Medical Center
Wellstar_MCG_Health_Medical_Center
Computed tomography technique
research has found the dose reduction potential of photon-counting CT for breast imaging to be very promising. On September 29, 2021 the FDA cleared the first
Photon-counting computed tomography
Photon-counting_computed_tomography
Multi-state non-profit health system
Stroke Education and Prevention Hansjörg Wyss Wellness Center Honickman Breast Imaging Center Honickman Center Jane & Leonard Korman Respiratory Institute
Jefferson_Health
Pre-cancerous breast lesion
non-invasive cancerous lesion of the breast. DCIS is classified as Stage 0. It rarely produces symptoms or a breast lump that can be felt, typically being
Ductal_carcinoma_in_situ
Medical condition
Breast diseases make up a number of conditions. The most common symptoms are a breast mass, breast pain, and nipple discharge. A majority of breast diseases
Breast_disease
Academic journal
Molecular and Functional Imaging in Radiology (ESMOFIR) European Society of Oncologic Imaging (ESOI) European Society of Thoracic Imaging (ESTI) European Society
European_Radiology
Hospital in Amman, Jordan
ANCC. Accreditation by the Arab Board for Health Specialties for the breast imaging training center, KHCC is the first center in the Arab world to obtain
King_Hussein_Cancer_Center
Cancer research
these in vivo imaging for detecting lesions at an early stage and to evaluate the response to chemotherapy. Magnetic resonance imaging requires the use
Mouse models of breast cancer metastasis
Mouse_models_of_breast_cancer_metastasis
International observance, 8 November
Sports Imaging 2018: Cardiac Imaging 2017: Emergency Imaging 2016: Breast Imaging 2015: Paediatric Imaging 2014: Brain Imaging 2013: Thoracic Imaging 2012:
International Day of Radiology
International_Day_of_Radiology
Healthcare professional
technologists) are healthcare professionals who perform medical imaging and radiation therapy. Medical imaging is used for the diagnosis of pathology, while radiation
Radiographer
Breast cleavage
H. Heywang-Koebrunner, Ingrid Schreer and Susan Barter, Diagnostic Breast Imaging, page 62, Thieme, 2019, ISBN 9783131504111 King, Christopher; Henretig
Intermammary_cleft
Canadian medical physicist
focuses on microwave imaging for the detection and treatment of breast cancer, including novel image reconstruction techniques and imaging applications in
Stephen_Pistorius
Medical condition
may be evaluated by medical imaging techniques such as ultrasonography, mammography, CT scans, magnetic resonance imaging, positron-emission tomography
Male_breast_cancer
Postgraduate degree in medicine awarded in India
programme is available in the following subspecialties: Arthroplasty Breast imaging Hand & Micro Surgery Maternal and Foetal medicine Infectious Diseases
Diplomate_of_National_Board
Caribbean medical school in Barbados
United States U-21 national soccer team Nicole Saphier, MD – Director of Breast Imaging at Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth, author, Trump nominee for Surgeon
Ross University School of Medicine
Ross_University_School_of_Medicine
American football player (born 1969)
Hope Foundation which supports breast cancer education and women's breast imaging and diagnosis services for all women, including those who are medically
Brett_Favre
Class of solid-state x-ray digital radiography devices
"Breast Cancer Screening With Imaging: Recommendations From the Society of Breast Imaging and the ACR on the Use of Mammography, Breast MRI, Breast Ultrasound
Flat-panel_detector
Hospital in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi
Advanced Certification in Palliative Care American College of Radiology's Breast Imaging Center of Excellence American Stroke Association's Get With The Guidelines
The_Queen's_Medical_Center
Nonprofit cancer care organization based in Louisiana, U.S.
1203 S. Tyler Street (link) Covington Breast Imaging – Diagnostic and screening imaging (link) Covington Breast Surgery – Surgical oncology services (link)
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center
Mary_Bird_Perkins_Cancer_Center
Derived SI unit of equivalent dose of ionizing radiation
Hendrick, R. Edward (October 2010). "Radiation Doses and Cancer Risks from Breast Imaging Studies". Radiology. 257 (1): 246–253. doi:10.1148/radiol.10100570.
Sievert
radiomics. AI is also used in breast imaging for analyzing screening mammograms and can participate in improving breast cancer detection rate as well
Artificial intelligence in healthcare
Artificial_intelligence_in_healthcare
BREAST IMAGING
BREAST IMAGING
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Middle English crease ‘fine’, ‘elegant’ (Old English crēas).Probably an Americanized spelling of German Kriese, Griese, Krieser, or Grieser, or of Swiss German Krüsi, a variant of Kraus.
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Brett, BRET means "a Breton."Â
Surname or Lastname
English (East Anglia)
English (East Anglia) : nickname for a boastful person, from Middle English bost ‘brag’, ‘vainglory’.
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Brandt, BRANT means "blade, sword."
Boy/Male
Celtic
Strong; He ascends. 10th century Brian Boru was a high king and great national hero of Ireland.
Girl/Female
English French
Brit. A native of England: (Britain) or France: (Brittany). In literature Lady Brett Ashley was...
Male
English
Native of Brittany
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of English Treece.Possibly an altered spelling of German Dries.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a piece of ground that had been cleared by fire, from Middle English brend, past participle of brennen ‘to burn’.English : habitational name from any of the places in Devon and Somerset named Brent, probably from Old English brant ‘steep’, or from an old Celtic (British) word meaning ‘hill’, ‘high place’.English : byname or nickname for a criminal who had been branded; compare Henry Brendcheke (‘burned cheek’), recorded in Northumbria in 1279.English : Giles Brent (died 1672) came from Gloucestershire, England, to MD in 1638.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for an irritating person, from Middle English breeze ‘gadfly’ (Old English brēosa).Americanized spelling of the Welsh patronymic ap Rhys ‘son of Rhys’ (see Reese).German : habitational name from any of numerous places called Breese or Breesen, in Mecklenburg, Wendland (near Hannover), Brandenburg, and Pomerania. In some cases the place name is derived from West Slavic brjaza ‘birch’.
Boy/Male
Scottish
Beast.
Female
English
Feminine form of Irish Brian, BREANA means "high hill."
Male
English
English unisex name BRETT means, "a Breton."
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, derived from Irish Brian, BRYANT means "high hill."
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : variant of Brach 2.
Female
English
Feminine form of Irish Brian, BREANN means "high hill."
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly southwestern England)
English (mainly southwestern England) : variant of Bryan.The American poet William Cullen Bryant (1794–1878) came of a New England family, being descended from Stephen Bryant, who had settled in Plymouth Colony in 1632.
Male
French
 French form of Irish Brian, BRIANT means "high hill." Compare with another form of Briant.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Broady.Irish : variant of Brady.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Celtic, Chinese, English
Hilltop; Variant of Brent
BREAST IMAGING
BREAST IMAGING
Girl/Female
Hindu
Goddess Lakshmi
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Queen of Beauty
Girl/Female
Indian, Sanskrit
Radiant; Beaming; Praising
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
Hero; Kind
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Radiating the Divine Light
Boy/Male
Arabic
Servant of the merciful.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Rarity; Rareness
Boy/Male
Tamil
Khsitij | கà¯à®¸à¯€à®¤à¯€à®œÂ
Horizon
Girl/Female
Muslim
Golden
Boy/Male
Indian
Decisive
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n.
The power of singing; a musical voice; -- so called, probably, from the connection of the voice with the lungs, which lie within the breast.
v. t.
To meet, with the breast; to struggle with or oppose manfully; as, to breast the storm or waves.
a.
Taking or conferring rank by brevet; as, a brevet colonel; a brevet commission.
a.
Folding or lapping over on the breast, with a row of buttons and buttonholes on each side; as, a double-breasted coat.
adv.
Up to a certain level or line; equally advanced; as, to keep abreast of [or with] the present state of science.
a.
Having a breast like a pigeon, -- the sternum being so prominent as to constitute a deformity; chicken-breasted.
n.
The fore part of the body, between the neck and the belly; the chest; as, the breast of a man or of a horse.
n.
Alt. of Breast
a.
High as the breast.
superl.
Composed of, or characterized by, grease; oily; unctuous; as, a greasy dish.
a.
Deep as from the breast to the feet; as high as the breast.
imp.
of Breste
imp. & p. p.
of Breast
superl.
Smeared or defiled with grease.
adv.
Side by side, with breasts in a line; as, "Two men could hardly walk abreast."
n.
A penalty at beast, omber, etc. Hence: To be beasted, to be beaten at beast, omber, etc.
n.
A brant. See Brant.
a.
Having a breast; -- used in composition with qualifying words, in either a literal or a metaphorical sense; as, a single-breasted coat.
n.
Anything resembling the human breast, or bosom; the front or forward part of anything; as, a chimney breast; a plow breast; the breast of a hill.
a.
Lapping over the breast only far enough to permit of buttoning, and having buttons on one edge only; as, a single-breasted coast.