Real-time elastography - An advanced method of ultrasound: First results in 108 patients with breast lesions

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 335-340

  Thomas, A ^a   Fischer, T ^a   Frey, H ^d   Ohlinger, R ^e   Grunwald, S ^e   Blohmer, J U ^b   Winzer, K J ^a   Weber, S ^f   Kristiansen, G ^a   Ebert, B ^c   Kummel S ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b St Gertrauden Krankenhaus   (Germany)

^c PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

^d Hitachi Medical Systems   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^f SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Breast lesion; Real time elastography; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELASTICITY; ELASTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33748786214     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.2823     Document Type: Article

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