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U/s of breast showed dilated ducts (i'm nursing). one month later, dr didn't see any dilated ducts even though i'm still nursing. how can this be?

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Ultrasound advantage: Modern ultrasound and imaging in general is improving to see those things our hands and eyes can't normally detect.

Answered 5/2/2013

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