Obligatory medical device diagnostics.
- Mammary ultrasonography (ultrasound examination of the breast; breast ultrasound).
Optional medical device diagnostics – depending on the results of the medical history, physical examination and mandatory laboratory parameters – for differential diagnostic clarification.
- Mammography (X-ray examination of the breast).
- Magnetic resonance mammography (MRI of the breast; breast MRI).
- Stress ECG (electrocardiogram during stress, that is, under physical activity/stress ergometry) – if angina pectoris (“chest tightness”; sudden pain in the heart area) is suspected.
- X-ray of the cervical spine (cervical spine) – if spondylosis (degenerative arthritic change in the spine) is suspected.