Two Women: Mammogram, Ultrasound and MRI
Below are two series of images—including mammogram, ultrasound, and MRI—taken of two women's breasts. Both women had masses that turned out to be cancers.
Series #1: Denise
Denise had a mammogram that showed a region of irregular increased density on both the side-to-side image and the top-to-bottom image. Ultrasound was very hard to read, and MRI revealed multiple areas of nodularity (increased mass) that turned out to be cancer.
Denise's mammogram
The breast image on the left has more bunched up, thicker white glandular tissue relative to the image on the right.
Denise's ultrasound
Denise's MRI
Series #2: Mary
Mary found a lump in her breast. To evaluate it further, she had a full mammogram, followed by ultrasound and MRI. She then had a biopsy which showed invasive lobular cancer.
Mary's mammogram
A metal ball was placed on the outside of Mary's breast to mark the palpable lump. These pictures of the breast show patchy areas of increased density surrounded by dark fatty tissue. Although the lump could be felt, no discrete abnormality is seen on the mammogram.
Mary's ultrasound
Mary's MRI
Breastcancer.org would like to thank the Radiology Department of the University of Pennsylvania Health System for contributing these images.
