Freehand ultrasound elastography of breast lesions: Clinical results

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1461-1469

  Hiltawsky, K M ^a   Kruger M ^a   Starke, C ^a   Heuser, L ^a   Ermert, H ^a   Jensen, A ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Breast lesion; Freehand applicator; Freehand ultrasound elastography; Strain image

Indexed keywords

BIOPSY; CLINICAL LABORATORIES; DIAGNOSIS; HISTOLOGY; STRAIN;

BREAST LESIONS; ELASTOGRAPHY;

ULTRASONICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; BREAST CARCINOMA; BREAST LESION; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER STAGING; CANCER TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELASTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIBROADENOMA; FREEHAND ULTRASOUND ELASTOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, DUCTAL, BREAST; CARCINOMA, LOBULAR; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MIDDLE AGED; PALPATION; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, MAMMARY;

EID: 0035664533     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-5629(01)00434-3     Document Type: Article

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