Irai Santana Oliveira MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Flavio Spinola Castro MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Barbara Helou Bresciani MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Luciano F. Chala MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Vera Christina Camargo de Siqueira Ferreira MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Nestor Barros, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

• To acknowledge the importance of ultrasound in breast imaging daily practice: may be problem solving, may outrule malignity, may detect subtle suspicious features • To understand ultrasound is an operator-dependant method: optimal scanning technique and accurate use of available resources is key for an appropriate examination and correct results • To accurately correlate ultrasound with other methods (mammography, MRI, CT): importance of positioning, anatomic landmarks and particular features of the lesion • To learn which mistakes are acceptable and how to avoid the unacceptable ones  

• Breast ultrasound: background and importance in lesion characterization and assessment • Ultrasound technique: equipment, parameters and resources • Ultrasound technique: illustrative cases • Multimodality correlation: what must be regarded for an accurate correlation • Multimodality correlation: illustrative cases • Acceptable and unacceptable mistakes: a case-based review • Conclusion  

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Oliveira, I, Castro, F, Bresciani, B, Chala, L, Ferreira, V, Barros, N, Lessons to Learn in Breast Ultrasound: A Case Based Review. Acceptable and Unacceptable Mistakes.  Radiological Society of North America 2014 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, - ,Chicago IL. http://archive.rsna.org/2014/14018288.html