Breast Ultrasound Probes

❓Do you know why the proper transducer selection is required in breast sonography?

💡 The type of transducer used in breast ultrasound is very important because it affects the image quality and how well the transducer can penetrate the breast tissue.

✏️ More reasons for the proper transducer selection used in breast ultrasound?

📝Frequency:

Higher frequency transducers produce better spatial resolution, which is useful for high-resolution images. However, they have poor depth penetration. Lower frequency transducers have better depth penetration, but poorer spatial resolution.

📝Breast size:

Lower frequency transducers are useful for patients with large breasts because they can penetrate deeper tissue.

📝Breast tissue:

Transducers can be optimized to account for the presence of fat in breast tissue. This can improve lateral resolution and help characterize tissue interfaces, lesion margins, and microcalcifications.