Viscoelastic imaging of breast tumor microenvironment with ultrasound

Journal of Mammary Gland Biology and Neoplasia

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 393-404

  Insana, Michael F ^a   Pellot Barakat, Claire ^a   Sridhar, Mallika ^a   Lindfors, Karen K ^b  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Desmoplasia; Molecular signaling; pH imaging; Strain imaging; Stromal reaction; Tumor metabolism; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

GELATIN;

ARTICLE; BREAST ADENOCARCINOMA; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CELL DENSITY; CELL PH; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECHOMAMMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; VISCOELASTICITY; ANIMAL; BREAST TUMOR; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; ELASTICITY; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; VISCOSITY;

ANIMALS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELASTICITY; GELATIN; HUMANS; VISCOSITY;

EID: 22944438457     PISSN: 10833021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10911-004-1409-5     Document Type: Article

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