The Procedural Role of The Mammography and Ultrasound in Breast Lesion Examination Among Libyan Women: (A Comparison Study)

Rajab M. Ben yousef, Fatma Alashkham, Maryem Hemair Alswehly, Marwan M El Marmuri

Breast lesions, Breast cancer, Mammography, Ultrasound.

The detection of a breast mass is common in many women; however, most of found breast lesions are benign or non-cancerous in nature. The term high-risk breast lesion is given to a breast lesion that carries an increased risk for the future development of breast cancer or carries suspicion. Rapid and accurate diagnosis and characterization of breast cancer plays a vital role in treatment planning and improved prognosis.

The most used medical diagnosis and screening techniques are breast magnetic resonance imaging MRI, X-ray mammography (MG), and ultrasound (US). However, there is no study found in Libya comparing the accuracy of X-ray mammography (MG) and ultrasound (US) in the early detection of breast cancer.

Therefore, the current study to compare the accuracy of (MG) and (US) screening methods in the early detection diagnosis of breast diseases among Libyan women. 

The results of the present study indicated that the US was better than MG in the preoperative evaluation of breast diseases especially for women above the age of 40 years with dense breasts. Our Conclusion suggests that ultrasound (US) screening for breast lesions is important, and it has an important role in early detection of breast cancer and other breast lesions.

https://doi.org/10.31871/IJNTR.10.3.3