Axial-Shear Strain Elastography for Breast Lesion Classification: Further Results From In Vivo Data

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 189-197

  Thittai, Arun K ^a   Yamal, Jose Miguel ^b   Mobbs, Louise M ^c   Kraemer Chant, Christina M ^c   Chekuri, Srinivasa ^a   Garra, Brian S ^c   Ophir, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c FLETCHER ALLEN HEALTH CARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Axial strain; Axial shear strain; Benign; Breast lesions; Cancer; Classification; Elastography; Fibroadenoma; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

AXIAL STRAIN; AXIAL-SHEAR STRAIN; BENIGN; BREAST LESION; CANCER; CLASSIFICATION; ELASTOGRAPHY; FIBROADENOMA; ULTRASOUND;

TUMORS; ULTRASONICS;

SHEAR STRAIN;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST FIBROADENOMA; BREAST LESION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ELASTOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IN VIVO STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; FIBROADENOMA; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; ROC CURVE;

EID: 78751640174     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2010.11.001     Document Type: Article

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