Role of power Doppler techniques and ultrasound contrast enhancement in the differential diagnosis of focal breast lesions

European Radiology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 68-79

  Schroeder, Ralf Juergen ^a   Bostanjoglo, Magdalena ^a   Rademaker, Juergen ^a   Maeurer, Juergen ^a   Felix, Roland ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Breast tumors; Color Doppler; Power Doppler; Ultrasound contrast agent

Indexed keywords

ECHO CONTRAST MEDIUM; CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; POLYSACCHARIDE; SHU 508;

B SCAN; BREAST CANCER; BREAST CARCINOMA; BREAST DISEASE; BREAST FIBROADENOMA; BREAST LESION; BREAST METASTASIS; BREAST TUMOR; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ECHOMAMMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; VASCULARIZATION;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; POLYSACCHARIDES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, MAMMARY;

EID: 0038321032     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-002-1413-3     Document Type: Review

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