Shear wave imaging of the breast: Still on the learning curve

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 347-350

  Barr, Richard G ^a,b  

^a Northeastern Ohio Medical University   (United States)

^b Radiology Consultants Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST TUMOR; ECHOGRAPHY; ECHOMAMMOGRAPHY; ELASTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NOTE;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, MAMMARY;

EID: 84857862118     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2012.31.3.347     Document Type: Note

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