Architectural Distortion No mass was seen, but the appearance of the breast tissue is not normal. The radiologist’s level of concern will depend on what is contributing to the distortion.

Images in a 42-year-old woman who presented for routine screening. (A) Two-dimensional craniocaudal digital mammogram and (B) two-dimensional mediolateral digital mammogram show heterogeneously ...

More information: Pathologic Outcomes in Single Versus Multiple Areas of Architectural Distortion on Digital Breast Tomosynthesis, American Journal of Roentgenology (2022). DOI: 10.2214/AJR.22.27625 ...

Having a prior surgical biopsy can make interpretation of the mammogram more difficult, because it causes some distortion on the mammogram; it doesn't look like quite normal tissue, but usually we ...