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==General== | ==General== | ||
*Abnormal breast calcifications are considered a marker of [[malignancy]]. | *Abnormal breast calcifications are considered a marker of [[malignancy]]. | ||
*Radiologists can pick-up calcifications that are approximately 100 micrometers; if "calcs" is on the requisition one needs to find | *Radiologists can pick-up calcifications that are approximately 100 micrometers; if "calcs" is on the requisition one needs to find calcifications this size.<ref>MUA. 1 October 2010.</ref> | ||
**The large | **The large calcifications seen on radiology are approximately 1/5 - 1/6 the size of a HPF, if the field of view (FOV) is ~0.55 mm (as is the case with 22 mm-10x eye pieces and a 40x objective). | ||
Types: | Types: | ||