Differential diagnosis of breast lesions using ultrasound elastography

Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 301-305

  Gheonea, Ioana ^a   Stoica, Zoia ^a   Bondari, Simona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY OF CRAIOVA   (Romania)

Author keywords

Breast lesions; receiver operator characteristic analysis; ultrasound elastography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST LESION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELASTICITY; ELASTOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUPINE POSITION; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 84855219510     PISSN: 09713026     EISSN: 19983808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.90697     Document Type: Article

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