Breast Ultrasound
How, Why and When
- 2nd Edition - July 1, 2026
- Latest edition
- Editor: Elizabeth Muscat
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 7 8 4 8 - 8
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 7 8 4 9 - 5
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- Foundational text for a wide audience, especially mammographers with no ultrasound experience and sonographers with no breast imaging experience. Also relevant to trainee doctors (especially radiology)
- Uniquely concise but comprehensive (single source) coverage of all aspects of practice, written in clear accessible language with lots of photographs and good clear diagrams – good for ‘visual’ learners
- Essential / core textbook for individual purchase as well as departmental reference • Current length and scope is well balanced.
Sonographers, mammographers, diagnostic radiographers
1. Introduction
2. Breast cancer, diagnosis and imaging: A historical perspective
3. Principles of Diagnostic Medical Ultrasound (physics and new advances)
4. Equipment for Breast Ultrasound
5. Breast Anatomy and Normal Ultrasound Appearances
6. Ultrasound Examination Technique (how to perform safely; why and when to perform)
7. Ultrasound image interpretation, recording and reporting
8. Benign Breast Disease
9. Malignant Breast Disease
10. Ultrasound of the Augmented Breast
11. Breast Disease in the Male Patient
12. Ultrasound-guided Interventional Procedures
13. Additional Diagnostic Imaging Techniques
14. Breast Imaging Service Provision, Education and Training
2. Breast cancer, diagnosis and imaging: A historical perspective
3. Principles of Diagnostic Medical Ultrasound (physics and new advances)
4. Equipment for Breast Ultrasound
5. Breast Anatomy and Normal Ultrasound Appearances
6. Ultrasound Examination Technique (how to perform safely; why and when to perform)
7. Ultrasound image interpretation, recording and reporting
8. Benign Breast Disease
9. Malignant Breast Disease
10. Ultrasound of the Augmented Breast
11. Breast Disease in the Male Patient
12. Ultrasound-guided Interventional Procedures
13. Additional Diagnostic Imaging Techniques
14. Breast Imaging Service Provision, Education and Training
- Edition: 2
- Latest edition
- Published: July 1, 2026
- Language: English
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Elizabeth Muscat
Affiliations and expertise
Consultant Practitioner Radiographer (Lead Breast Screening), Breast Imaging SWLBSS Rose Centre, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK