Breast ultrasound is a sensitive test to examine and characterize breast lumps and lumpiness in general.

Ultrasound is the first test for young women, pregnant women, and women who are breast-feeding. For the patient of age above 40 years, the Sonomammogram is used in combination with x ray mammogram to increase the usefulness of the test.

Breast ultrasound is a painless and effective examination of the breast

When should you get Sonomammography done?

A breast ultrasound or sonomammography is recommended:

• When a breast lump (mass) or a general lumpiness is felt in the breast
• To determine if the abnormality detected through mammography or a palpable lump is a fluid-filled cyst or a solid tumour
• If breast tissue is too dense to be assessed accurately by mammography
• In high risk patients with family history of breast cancer, past history of breast cancer or in females older than 35 years of age as a preventive measure to screen for breast cancer
• Additional method to evaluate the breast, when mammography is not so clear

Advantages of Sonomammography:

• Quick & non-invasive
• Painless
• Inexpensive
• Doesn’t require any prior preparation
• Useful for evaluating breast masses
• Identifies if a suspicious mass is a cyst (fluid-filled sac) without even placing a needle into it to aspirate fluid