How to perform B-ultrasound examination of breast nodules?

Generally speaking, it is very common to do B-ultrasound during physical examination, especially for special parts of the female body such as the uterus or breasts. This examination item is more necessary to get a general understanding of the health status. If there are some abnormalities or health risks, they can also be roughly checked out. For example, after the appearance of breast nodules, it is still necessary to do a good job of inspection and diagnosis. So how to do the B-ultrasound examination of breast nodules?

Breast examination should be performed 3-5 days after the end of menstruation or 9-11 days from the beginning of menstruation. B-ultrasound examination is also one of the commonly used examination methods for breast diseases and can be used in combination with breast molybdenum target X-ray examination. This method is non-toxic, harmless, simple, and can identify benign, malignant, cystic, solid, hyperplastic and other breast diseases. However, ultrasound examinations sometimes produce false positives and are difficult to diagnose for masses smaller than 1 cm.

There are also several other ways to check:

Ductoscopy. If the patient has nipple discharge (watery discharge), a ductoscopy can be performed, which can confirm the diagnosis in most patients. This method has a high diagnosis rate and little pain, but before the examination, the hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) should be checked, and if necessary, the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) should also be tested to prevent cross infection.

Pathological examination. Pathological examination is an essential basis for clinical diagnosis of breast cancer, and is mainly used for suspected breast mammography and B-ultrasound examinations. Pathological examination includes cytopathology and histopathology. Cytopathology examination is less invasive, less painful, fast, and easy to perform. Histopathological examination can not only characterize the tumor, but also determine the type of tumor before surgery, providing a reference for treatment. The new generation of tissue puncture equipment can even remove early cancer lesions without the need for surgery.

Infrared breast examination. Breast red light examination and therapy device: This examination is often used as an initial screening test for breast diseases during physical examinations because of its fast speed and non-radioactive nature. It is especially suitable for pregnant and lactating women and costs about a few dozen yuan. It uses the different infrared absorption rates of normal tissue and diseased tissue to display different grayscale images such as translucent, dark and bright, thereby diagnosing breast diseases. Although it is not a professional examination for breast cancer, it can be used as a screening for breast lesions.

Through the above introduction, everyone has a clear idea of ​​how to perform the B-ultrasound examination of breast nodules. Breast diseases still pose a great threat and harm to human health. However, after a thorough examination, a treatment plan can be formulated as soon as possible based on the specific conclusions. After all, there are many treatments for breast nodules.