Breast Sonography

Course aim

The aim of this course is to enable the student to acquire the knowledge and develop the skill required to perform practical procedures in breast ultrasound.

Course content

Breast embryology, anatomy, physiology, pathology and sonographic appearances; male breast; role of breast ultrasound in diagnosis; imaging of breast prostheses; interventional techniques; artefacts; image optimisation; breast and axillary scanning techniques, including appropriate measurements; communication skills – moral and ethical considerations; mammographic/ultrasound image correlation, basic MRI techniques and image appreciation.

Textbook(s)

de Paredes, Ellen Shaw 2007, Atlas of mammography, 3rd edn, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Stavros, A. Thomas 2004, Breast ultrasound, 1st edn, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Prerequisite(s)

Students are only required to have one of the above groups for their pre-requisite.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Assignment, Online eportfolio , Quiz

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.