Likelihood of malignancy in breast lesions characterised by ultrasound with a combined diagnostic score

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 179-184

  Baez, E ^a,b   Strathmann, K ^b   Vetter, M ^b   Madjar, H ^c   Hackeloer B J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b Dept Prenatal Diagn Ther D ^*  (Germany)

^c DEUTSCHE KLINIK FÜR DIAGNOSTIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

BI RADS classification; Breast sonogram diagnostic accuracy; Breast ultrasound; Diagnostic score; EUSOMA classification; Image interpretation; Likelihood of malignancy

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; BIOPSY; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSIS; HISTOLOGY; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; SONOCHEMISTRY; TUMORS;

BREAST LESIONS; BREAST TUMORS; BREAST ULTRASOUND; SONOGRAPHY;

ULTRASONICS;

BREAST BIOPSY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CYTODIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOMAMMOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; MAMMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 13644267762     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2004.10.008     Document Type: Article

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