The mammogram report is a medical report that can be divided into reading the localization on the report, reading the calcified foci on the mammogram report, and reading the grading on the mammogram report.
1. Read the localization on the mammogram report. The first thing to figure out is that the L on the mammogram report represents the left breast and the R represents the right breast. If there is no mark, then the nipple facing left is the right breast and the nipple facing right is the left breast. The mammogram report is divided into oblique and orthogonal photos. The oblique photos mainly observe the pectoralis major muscle and lymph nodes, and observe the lesions above and below the breast; the orthogonal photos mainly observe the lateral and medial lesions, and the upper part of the orthogonal breast is the outer part of the breast, and the lower part of the breast is the inner part of the breast.
2. Read the calcified foci on the mammogram report. Mammography is very sensitive to calcification foci. The white dots on the film are calcification foci, benign scattered, relatively coarse, subgranular, and fine sand-like aggregates, which can also be observed if the calcification foci are non-benign.
3. Read the grading of the mammogram report. The mammogram report grades the breast report into seven levels, with the higher the level the higher the risk and the higher the degree of malignancy. The mammogram report can tell the benignity of the lump in the breast and can confirm whether it is breast cancer.