7.13.1 Growing Lesion Breast cancers grow slowly. Many look like normal breast tissue when they are small. Perception Perception is the ability to see something.
Radiologists train three to four years to improve their perception.
This is a long, but necessary, process to achieve the special skills needed. Obtaining high quality mammograms has received much attention because those that are poorly performed may prevent detection of a cancer. If the image is blurred, small details can be hidden. If the mammogram machines are not working properly, the image can be of excessively low or high contrast, hiding signs of breast cancer. The skills of the physicist, radiology engineer, radiological technologist, and radiologist are all involved in obtaining high quality mammograms.