Ultrasound Elastography in Breast Cancer Diagnosis.
Ultraschall Med
; 36(6): 550-62; quiz 563-5, 2015 Dec.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26274379
ABSTRACT
Ultrasound elastography is an established method for characterization of focal lesions in the breast. Different techniques and analyses of the images may be used for the characterization. This article addresses the use of ultrasound elastography in breast cancer diagnosis. In the first part of the article the techniques behind both strain- and shear-wave-elastography are explained and followed by a section on how to obtain adequate elastography images and measurements. In the second part of the article the application of elastography as an adjunct to B-mode ultrasound in clinical practice is described, and the potential diagnostic gains and limitations of elastography are discussed.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Breast Neoplasms
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Ultrasonography, Mammary
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Elasticity Imaging Techniques
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Ultraschall Med
Year:
2015
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Dinamarca