Sonographic Detectability Of Breast Calcifications

Sonographic detectability of mammographically demonstrable breast calcifications depends primarily on the size of the calcific particles. Calcifications smaller than 2 mm in size are detected in fewer than 10% of cases, with equally low detection rates for benign and malignant particles. The inability of sonography to routinely identify malignant breast calcifications will severely restrict its use as a screening tool for cancer detection.