Breast Ultrasound: How It Feels
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How It Feels
The gel may feel cold when it is put on your breast. You will feel light pressure from the transducer as it passes over your breast, but you should feel no discomfort unless your breast is tender because of fibrocystic breast changes, an abscess, or another infection. You will not hear the sound waves. A special Doppler ultrasound may be used to check the blood flow to the breast; you can hear the sound waves from this type of ultrasound.
| Last updated: | April 03, 2008 |
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| Author: | Bets Davis, MFA |
| Reviewed By: | Martin Gabica, MD - Family Medicine, Paul D. Traughber, MD - Radiology |
| Editors: | Maria Essig, Tracy Landauer |
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