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AP View
• This view includes the central tissue and nipple.
• Lotion is applied to the entire breast surface.
• Center the scanner assembly on the breast
using the nipple-positioning arrow as a guide.
Transducer placement is at the inferior edge
of the nipple. Bring the scanner assembly
straight down on the breast flattening the
tissue equally on all sides.
Lateral View
• This view includes lateral and superior tissue
including the axillary tail. The nipple is in the
inferior-medial corner of the scanner assembly.
• Lotion is applied from the nipple to the lateral
breast surface including the axilla.
• Scanner assembly placement is shifted towards
the axilla and laterally. Bring the scanner
assembly straight down on the breast flattening
the tissue equally on all sides, tilt superior, then
laterally making contact with the lateral edge
of the breast. Apply pressure snugging the
transducer into the lateral edge. The transducer
should be angled to follow the contour of the
body.
• If breast shape and body habitus do not allow
good superior compression, the scanner
assembly can be placed at the lateral edge
and rolled down onto the breast without
displacing the tissue medially.
• For larger breasts, if the nipple is outside the
field of view, a second lateral view should be
done to include the nipple.
AP Acquisition
Lateral Acquisition
Lateral Coronal Reconstruction
AP Coronal Reconstruction
