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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t think ultrasound is considered as effective an imaging technique as mammograms. Otherwise, and especially since they’re much cheaper to perform than mammograms, they would be the standard of care, or at least included in screening protocols for high risk women. But they aren’t. If you’re high risk, annual mammo plus annual MRI with contrast is what’s standard.[/quote]

It’s interesting, because whenever I get callbacks (because they want additional imaging), the second round is an ultrasound, not an MRI. And when I had a lump,  they went straight to an ultrasound, not a mammogram. Are they cheaping out on me? Or are they just seeing what they need to see using a combo of these two things?[/quote]

I just went looking for the answer to your very good question. Looks like the reason is, mammograms can catch very small calcifications (earliest signs of cancer), ultrasounds can’t. But ultrasounds can distinguish between simple cysts and cancers, which mammograms can’t. Hence their use as a follow-up tool.[/quote]

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