Breast elastography: A perspective review

Journal of Medical Imaging and Health Informatics

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-6

  Wansaicheong, Gervais ^a   Ng, Eugene ^a   Chong, B K ^a  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Breast Elastography; Cancer Detection; Shear Wave Elastography; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

BREAST; BREAST BIOPSY; BREAST CANCER; BREAST EXAMINATION; BREAST LESION; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER TISSUE; ECHOMAMMOGRAPHY; ELASTICITY; ELASTOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SHEAR WAVE ELASTOGRAPHY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

EID: 84881235608     PISSN: 21567018     EISSN: 21567026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jmihi.2013.1127     Document Type: Review

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