BREAST ULTRASOUND
US for Symptoms
- Unilateral or bilateral breast US survey, document each quadrant and retroareolar region, radial & antiradial images, axilla
- Targeted US can be performed if ordered by MD or if recent dense breast US survey
- RT AXILLA, RT UOQ, RT LOQ, RT LIQ, RT UIQ, RT RETRO; LT AXILLA, LT UOQ, LT LOQ, LT LIQ, LT UIQ, LT RETRO
- Any mass should have 3 measurements, document clock position and distance from nipple
- Any palpable cyst should have 3 measurements, document clock position and distance from nipple
- Provide representative images of asymptomatic cysts for each quadrant
- Areas of postsurgical scar should be linear and extend to skin (no measurements)
- Document Doppler flow on masses and complicated cysts
- Indicate clock face or quadrant positions for symptoms, as indicated by position ("PAIN," "PALP," "SKIN DISCOLORATION")
US for Mammographic Abnormality
- Unilateral or bilateral breast US survey, document each quadrant and retroareolar region, radial & antiradial images, axilla
- Targeted US can be performed if ordered by MD or if recent dense breast US survey
- RT AXILLA, RT UOQ, RT LOQ, RT LIQ, RT UIQ, RT RETRO; LT AXILLA, LT UOQ, LT LOQ, LT LIQ, LT UIQ, LT RETRO
- Any mass should have 3 measurements, document clock position and distance from nipple
- Any palpable cyst should have 3 measurements, document clock position and distance from nipple
- Provide representative images of asymptomatic cysts for each quadrant
- Areas of postsurgical scar should be linear and extend to skin (no measurements)
- Document Doppler flow on masses and complicated cysts
Screening Breast US (Density C & D)
- Bilateral breast US survey, document each quadrant and retroareolar region, radial & antiradial images, axilla
- RT AXILLA, RT UOQ, RT LOQ, RT LIQ, RT UIQ, RT RETRO; LT AXILLA, LT UOQ, LT LOQ, LT LIQ, LT UIQ, LT RETRO
- Any mass should have 3 measurements, document clock position and distance from nipple
- Provide representative images of cysts for each quadrant, measurements generally not needed for asymptomatic cysts
- Areas of postsurgical scar should be linear and extend to skin (no measurements)
- Document Doppler flow on masses and complicated cysts
