A large format volume on the use of ultrasound in breast diagnosis. This is a definitive, comprehensive text/atlas based on high-resolution real-time scanning.After many years of controversy, hand-held real-time scanners have emerged as the primary modality for breast imaging - they are flexible and reliable and also particularly appropriate for certain situations, eg young or pregnant patients. Ultrasound for diagnosis of breast disease is now widely available, and this timely book is intended as a definitive guide to the field. Essential clinical features are described in each section of the book to assist general ultrasonographers who may be unfamiliar with these aspects. Each section also covers histopathologic features of breast disease - emphasising gross changes which are important for ultrasonography. The text is supported by hundreds of illustrations, making this a useful guide for sonographers in improving diagnosis and management of breast disease. Features: * A timely and comprehensive guide to this widely used technique * Covers essential clinical features ?including incidence, age distribution, symptoms and palpatory features in each section * Includes histological features? emphasising the gross changes which are important for ultrasonography * Liberally illustrated