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Shape and margins

A mass that is benign or malignant is determined based on its:

Circumscribed oval and round

Which shape of a mass is usually benign?

Risk assessment

The BI-RADS system is a:

Bright white specks or dots

Calcifications appear on mammograms as:

Vascular

Which of the following is a typically benign calcification?

Screen the entire breast

The goal of routine mammographic positioning is to:

CC and MLO

What are the two standard projections in a routine mammogram?

Gradually and vigorously

Compression in mammography is applied:

Cyst

Which of the following is a benign circumscribed mass?

Smoothed toward the nipple

Skin wrinkles during mammography should be:

To image patients

What is the purpose of the Eklund method?

Teacup

Milk of calcium calcifications are also known as:

CC

Which projection best visualizes the subareolar, central, medial, and posteromedial aspects of the

Blurring

Motion during mammography results in:

Normal architecture

Architectural distortion is defined as:

Fine linear branching calcifications

Which of the following is NOT a typically benign calcification?

Craniocaudal

The CC projection stands for:

Mediolateral Oblique

The MLO projection stands for:

spiculated margins

Which of the following is a sign of malignancy in a mass?

Standing

Patient positioning for mammography is best performed with the patient:

Transplanting body fat to the breast

Lipofilling is a process of:

High density

Which density is associated with malignancy?

A band of fatty tissue

The retroglandular fat space on a CC view appears as:

Asymmetry

Which of the following is an indirect sign of malignancy?

Increase resolution

Magnification mammography is used to:

Kopans

The mammographic positioning maneuver known as "pendant positioning" is attributed to which of the following radiologists or authors?

Pleomorphic

Which of the following calcifications has the highest probability of malignancy?

The extreme medial

The cleavage view is used to image:

Fibroadenoma

Which of the following is a benign mass?

Control exposure time

The purpose of the AEC detector is to:

Spiculated

Which of the following margin descriptions indicates malignancy?

Spot compression

A circumscribed mass that is directly adjacent to fibroglandular tissue of similar density may have obscured margins. What technique is used to show the margins more completely?

High density

Which of the following statements about mass density is TRUE?

typically benign

In the BI-RADS lexicon, calcifications are categorized as:

Varying in size and shape

Which of the following best describes pleomorphic calcifications?

Both usually require biopsy benign

According to the 2013 BI-RADS update, calcifications of intermediate concern and high probability of malignancy are:

Segmental

Which distribution of calcifications has the highest risk of malignancy?

Intraductal carcinoma

Fine, linear, branching calcifications arranged in a line are suspicious for:

Pull lateral tissue forward

The "Tabar modification" in CC positioning is used to:

Inframammary fold

Which of the following is NOT an indicator of accurate CC positioning?

Posterolateral breast tissue

The exaggerated lateral craniocaudal (XCCL) projection best visualizes:

Superior aspect of the MLO

The elevated craniocaudal projection is used when an abnormality presents in the:

It is used minimally due to discomfort

Which of the following is TRUE about the caudal-cranial (FB) projection?

"Open" rather than falling

On a properly positioned MLO view, the inframammary fold should appear:

Distinguishing pseudomass

The SIO projection (45°) is useful for:

Spreads glandular tissue

The 20-degree oblique projection (20% MLO) is useful because it:

Breast tissue high in the axilla

The axillary tail (AT) view emphasizes imaging of:

Have a pacemaker

The lateromedial oblique (LMO) is useful for patients who:

Localization of nonpalpable

The mediolateral (ML) lateral projection is useful for:

LM

Which projection is suitable for localization of nonpalpable, medially located abnormalities?