A category C or D mammogram usually results in ?

A category C or D mammogram usually results in ?

• A. Automatic Sonogram
• B. Additional Mammographic Views
• C. MRI Referral
• D. Hormone Testing

Answer: (A)

When a screening mammogram is given a C or D category, the finding needs further characterization to decide the next steps. The typical next step is an ultrasound of the breast, usually performed automatically as an automated breast ultrasound. Ultrasound adds valuable information because it can distinguish solid from cystic lesions, assess margins and size, and help determine whether a lesion should be biopsied or monitored. It often provides details that mammography alone cannot, especially in dense breasts where mammograms may be less conclusive. Additional mammographic views can be used in diagnostic evaluation, but they don’t provide the same real-time characterization of a lesion as ultrasound. MRI referral is reserved for specific situations, such as high-risk patients or when ultrasound and mammography results remain inconclusive. Hormone testing has no role in imaging-based follow-up after a suspicious mammogram category.

When a screening mammogram is given a C or D category, the finding needs further characterization to decide the next steps. The typical next step is an ultrasound of the breast, usually performed automatically as an automated breast ultrasound. Ultrasound adds valuable information because it can distinguish solid from cystic lesions, assess margins and size, and help determine whether a lesion should be biopsied or monitored. It often provides details that mammography alone cannot, especially in dense breasts where mammograms may be less conclusive.

Additional mammographic views can be used in diagnostic evaluation, but they don’t provide the same real-time characterization of a lesion as ultrasound. MRI referral is reserved for specific situations, such as high-risk patients or when ultrasound and mammography results remain inconclusive. Hormone testing has no role in imaging-based follow-up after a suspicious mammogram category.