Discrimination of sonographically detected breast masses using frequency shift color doppler imaging in combination with age and gray scale criteria

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 343-350

  Bhatti, P T ^a   LeCarpentier, G L ^a   Roubidoux, M A ^a   Fowlkes, J B ^a   Helvie, M A ^a   Carson, P L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Breast cancer; Doppler ultrasonography; Image processing; Three dimensional imaging; Vascularity

Indexed keywords

BIOPSY; HISTOLOGY; SCANNING;

BREAST MASSES;

ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 0035091214     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2001.20.4.343     Document Type: Article

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