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Breast Imaging Diagnostic mammogram's and other breast imaging questions. |
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| 4/16/2012 | Ok mammogram and ultrasound show nothing be in to do more test. category 0 MRI show to concern areas at 10 o'clock position in right breast. left showed maybe a cyst. Category it a 4 Dr wanted another ultrasound so we did another ultrasound and it showed nothing. But the category it a 3. Dr said wait 6 month do the MRI again. Saw another dr and he said that the ultrasound show nothing then there is nothing to worry about. But he did a check on the right breast and said there is a step down around the noon position could do a biopsy on that but we could watch it. My question is why all the different category? I dont know if i want the biopsy or not since they are wanting to do it on an area that was not talked about . | ||
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| 4/16/2012 | not sure as the catergory is subjectively determined by the radiologist. so inquire about this for them to clarify for you. be sure you have a breast imaging radiologist doing the reading of these imaging studies | ||
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