title: [Diagnostic methods for the exploration of the female breast].
abstract: The diagnostic methods for exploration of the female breast (self-examination, clinical examination, mammography, xero-radiography, thermography, open biopsy, and aspiration biopsy smears) are briefly discussed. Their advantages and disadvantages emerge in their application for the detection of breast disease.
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography; D008722:Methods; D010808:Physical Examination; D013817:Thermography; D014986:Xeroradiography
vernacular_title: Diagnostische Möglichkeiten zur Beurteilung der weiblichen Brust