Breast Screening

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Breast Screening

• Wendy Thompson
• Superintendent Radiographer
• Breast Unit
• Linda McCartney Centre
• RLBUHT

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Attending for Breast Screening

• Static or mobile unit
• Female staff
• Relevant history

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Mammography

• 2 views
• Compression
• Explanation of results

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Variances

• Implants
• Women with disabilities
• Women from black and ethnic minority groups

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Reporting and Results

• 2 film readers
• Consensus reading
• Routine recall

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Assessment Clinic

• Further views
• Ultrasound
• Fine needle aspiration cytology
• Stereotactic core biopsy

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Multi Disciplinary Meeting

• All disciplines
• Results clinic
• Routine recall/ Early recall
• Surgery

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Thankyou!