Lateral view
Last revised by Andrew Murphy on 23 Mar 2023
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Skandhan A, Murphy A, Hacking C, et al. Lateral view. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 03 May 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-28191
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14 Mar 2014,
Avni K P Skandhan
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Andrew Murphy ◉
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- True lateral view
- 90 degree lateral view
- straight lateral view
The lateral view is an additional view obtained at virtually every diagnostic evaluation. A lateral view may be obtained as a mediolateral view (ML) or lateromedial view (LM) view depending on where the imaging tube and detector are located.
Technique
- for an ML view, the tube emitting the x-ray is medial and the detector plate is lateral
- for the LM view, the tube is lateral and the detector is placed medially
Advantage
- lateral views are extremely useful in determining the exact location of an abnormality in the breast
- ML view is best for lesions located in the central or lateral breast
- LM view is best for evaluating medial lesions
References
- 1. MS GC. Breast Imaging Companion. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. (2001) ISBN:0781728916. Read it at Google Books - Find it at Amazon
- 2. deParedes ES. Atlas of Mammography. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. (2007) ISBN:0781764335. Read it at Google Books - Find it at Amazon
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