Using real-time tissue elastography for breast lesion evaluation: Using real-time tissue elastography

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 551-563

  Raza, Sughra ^a   Odulate, Ayodule ^b   Ong, Eugene M W ^c   Chikarmane, Sona ^a   Harston, Chad W ^a,d  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Hospital Breast Imaging Center   (United States)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^d WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast lesions; Breast sonography; Elastography

Indexed keywords

BIOPSY; HEALTH INSURANCE; PATHOLOGY; RADIATION; RADIOLOGY; TISSUE; ULTRASONIC IMAGING; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGIES; BREAST IMAGING REPORTING AND DATA SYSTEMS; BREAST LESION; BREAST SONOGRAPHY; ELASTOGRAPHY; HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT COMPLIANT; INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARDS; SONOGRAPHIC EXAMINATIONS;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; BREAST TUMOR; ECHOGRAPHY; ECHOMAMMOGRAPHY; ELASTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY; BREAST NEOPLASMS; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, MAMMARY;

EID: 77951484991     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2010.29.4.551     Document Type: Article

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