What Is a Special View Mammogram

Special mammography views, which may include magnification views or focal/spot compression views. Both are used to make a small area of breast tissue easier to evaluate.

What is a specialized mammogram?

Screening mammograms play a central part in early detection of breast cancers because they can show changes in the breast up to two years before a patient or physician can feel them.

Why would you need an ultrasound after a mammogram?

Why might I need a breast ultrasound? A breast ultrasound is most often done to find out if a problem found by a mammogram or physical exam of the breast may be a cyst filled with fluid or a solid tumor. Breast ultrasound is not usually done to screen for breast cancer.