Mammography and the Patient Information Form
Marc J. Homer1 and
Leonard Berlin2
1
Department of Radiology, Tufts University School of Medicine and New England
Medical Center Hospitals, Boston, MA 02111.
2
Department of Radiology, Rush North Shore Medical Center, 9600 Gross Point
Rd., Skokie, IL 60076 and Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL 60612.
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Fig. 1A. —42-year-old woman who underwent mammography because of
questionable palpable mass in left breast. Mediolateral oblique mammogram of
left breast was interpreted as showing normal findings by defendant
radiologist, but expert witness for plaintiff later asserted vague density
(arrow) that should have led to additional views was present.
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Fig. 1B. —42-year-old woman who underwent mammography because of
questionable palpable mass in left breast. Mediolateral oblique mammogram of
left breast obtained 1 year after A shows 8-mm noncalcified mass with
indistinct margins (arrow).
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Fig. 1C. —42-year-old woman who underwent mammography because of
questionable palpable mass in left breast. Spot compression mammogram of mass
seen in B reveals indistinct margins and spiculation
(arrow).
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