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- Title
Ultrasound findings of the physiological changes and most common breast diseases during pregnancy and lactation.
- Authors
de Holanda, Antônio Arildo Reginaldo; da Silveira Gonçalves, Ana Katherine; Dias de Medeiros, Robinson; Gouveia de Oliveira, António Manuel; de Oliveira Maranhão, Técia Maria
- Abstract
Because of the physiological changes that occur during pregnancy and lactation, diagnostic ultrasound of the breast during these periodsis a challenge for physicians. Therefore, a comprehensive understanding of imaging, anatomy, and physiology of the breast is importantto effectively diagnosing diseases that can arise in women who are pregnancy or lactating. The aim of this article was to review thephysiological changes that occur in the breasts during pregnancy and lactation, as well as to describe the main features of the breastdiseases that occur most frequently during these periods.
- Subjects
ULTRASONIC imaging; PREGNANCY complications; LACTATION disorders; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
Radiologia Brasileira, 2016, Vol 49, Issue 6, p389
- ISSN
0100-3984
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/0100-3984.2015.0076