Diagnostic methods of breast diseases

Once you feel any problem in your breat by doing the self test regularly as described by your doctor. Some of nice tips about self tests are in this website also. On your feeling about some changes occur in your breasts, it could be one or both, then immediately go to your family doctor for the examination of your breasts, as it is an important factor which is time, early detection can safe your beauty. To find out the cause of any of these signs or symptoms, a woman's doctor does a careful physical exam and asks about her personal and family medical history. The most reliable method of detecting breast cancer is the clinical breast examination, followed by immediate evaluation of any abnormality. The doctors can detect breast cancer at its earlier stage by examination of patient on yearly basis or any periodic checking. Diagnostic methods include mammography, Sonography, Thermography and biopsy.
Ultrasound allows significant freedom in obtaining images of the breast from almost any orientation. This procedure is used more clearly define suspicious area on the mammogram rather than a screening test. Sonography's main value is in distinguishing fluid filled cysts, which are usually benign, from solid growth, which sometimes represent cancer. Ultrasound does not have good spatial resolution like mammography, and therefore cannot provide as much detail as a mammogram image.