47-year-old patient offered screening ultrasound due to dense breast tissue.
47- year old patient presented for a bilateral screening mammogram. At the time of her appointment she was offered a screening ultrasound due to dense breast tissue. Mammography was performed with digital breast tomosynthesis and C-view which noted dense breast tissue; no suspicious masses or calcification were seen in either breast.
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