Ultrasound characterization of breast masses

Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 242-247

  Gokhale, Sudheer ^a,b  

^a Dr Gokhale's Sonography Clinic   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

ACR BIRADS US criteria; Breast mass; Breast ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST ABSCESS; BREAST CANCER; BREAST CYST; BREAST FIBROADENOMA; BREAST TUMOR; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CYSTOSARCOMA PHYLLOIDES; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOMAMMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIPOMA; MAMMOGRAPHY; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION;

EID: 68849106223     PISSN: 09713026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.54878     Document Type: Article

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