Breast Ultrasound Clinic

1. Melaniebreastspecialist.com Breast Ultrasound Clinic Breast cancer has become an often talked about disease among women. It is a tumor which appears first as a small growth in the breast and can be felt as a lump on external examination. If ignored, it spreads and affects the entire organ. There are many ways to investigate and test the presence of cancerous tumor in the breast. One of them is breast ultrasound. In this method, sound waves are used to create a computerized image of the breast to show the changes in the breast like presence of cysts, etc. The advantage of ultrasound technique is that the lumps which cannot be seen on a mammogram can easily be detected in ultrasound. It is understood that not all lumps, tumors or cysts are malignant. Biopsy is suggested to ascertain n whether the tumor or lump is cancerous. Ultrasound can often tell whether the lump is a fluid filled cyst, which might not be cancerous, or whether it is a solid mass which might need further tests to determine chances of malignancy. Ultrasound is also used in the procedure of biopsy to guide the needle to extract the cells for testing. An ultrasound is considered as safe without any negative side effects of radiation. It is cheap and convenient. The procedure of ultrasound is very simple. A gel is applied over the breast and an instrument called transducer is moved over the area. It produces sound waves which penetrates the body and is reflected back, creating images on the computer screen. There are many breast ultrasound clinics in Singapore with advanced machines and expert doctors and technicians. You can take the feedback of other patients and the doctors in this field or go through the details given on the website. But it is always better to compare the reputation and working of the clinics and take a decision.