Role of imaging tools in breast screening of women undergoing ART treatment: All things that a midwife should know

Background: This article is aimed to introduce the role of imaging tools for midwives in breast screening of women undergoing ART treatment.Materials and Methods: A narrative review was performed on articles published at PubMed, Elsevier, Google scholar, SID, etc. and textbooks of infertility and imaging, using following keywords: breast cancer, ultrasonography, mammography, MRI. Several normal and abnormal mammograms, ultrasound and MRI images are provided to introduce normal and abnormal findings to midwives.Results: Breast cancer is the most common cancer occurred in women. Those women who undergo IVF/ICSI are at higher risk of breast cancer, due to high level of sexual hormones injected during treatment cycles. Therefore, it’s vital to screen these high-risk women. Several imaging tools are used to assess women of reproductive age to early diagnose suspicious lesions, including ultrasonography, mammography and MRI. Each method has its own pros and cons. Since many midwives work at infertility treatment clinics, they need to learn about the role of these imaging tools in breast screening of women undergoing ART treatment and abnormal findings reported by radiologists. These subjects are provided in this manuscript.Conclusion: Midwives working at infertility treatment clinics should learn about imaging tools used for breast screening and abnormal findings reported by radiologists.

Keywords:

Breast cancer , Ultrasonography , Mammography , MRI