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In positioning for the CC projection, if the C-arm of the mammography unit is raised too high, the inframammary fold is over elevated, resulting in loss of: 1) superior breast tissue 2) inferior breast tissue 3) posterior breast tissue

In the CC projection of the breast, the image receptor is positioned:

Breast imaging professionals define the location of lesions in breast tissue using a ____________.

Why is the MLO preferred to the ML, as a routine projection?

Which projection is used to determine if a lesion is medial or lateral to the nipple?

Breast tissue is made of all of the following tissue types except:

Immediately behind the nipple the connecting duct widens to form the:

The nipple should always be in profile on a mammographic image.

Which of the following is the BEST way for a mammography technologist to respond to a patient who is afraid of breast compression?

A lesion on the lateral aspect of the breast is not seen on the CC. An additional view used to image the lesion could be the: