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Workshop #1

The Perimenopausal Breast: Cysts & Background Enhancement

Learning objectives

The perimenopausal breast often presents diagnostic challenges: fluctuating hormones, changing tissue patterns, and overlapping imaging features complicate interpretation even for experienced readers.
In this session, you will work through a carefully selected case collection to strengthen your diagnostic confidence. Learn how to recognize typical patterns, adapt imaging strategies to hormonal cycles, and interpret findings with clarity and clinical accuracy.

  • Understand how hormonal changes affect tissue structure and imaging appearance
  • Recognize patterns of background parenchymal enhancement (BPE) and assess their clinical relevance
  • Distinguish benign from suspicious cystic lesions
  • Avoid common diagnostic pitfalls in the perimenopausal breast