JSUM ultrasound elastography practice guidelines: Breast

Journal of Medical Ultrasonics

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 359-391

  Nakashima, Kazutaka ^a   Shiina, Tsuyoshi ^b   Sakurai, Masaru ^c   Enokido, Katsutoshi ^d   Endo, Tokiko ^e   Tsunoda, Hiroko ^f   Takada, Etsuo ^g   Umemoto, Takeshi ^h   Ueno, Ei ^h  

^a KAWASAKI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c ST MARIANNA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d SHOWA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^e NATIONAL HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION NAGOYA MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^f ST LUKE'S INTERNATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^g DOKKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^h Tsukuba Medical Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Breast; Elastography; Shear wave elastography; Strain elastography; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC RADIATION FORCE IMPULSE IMAGING; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; B SCAN; BREAST; BREAST CANCER; BREAST CYST; BREAST FIBROADENOMA; BREAST TUMOR; COMPRESSION; ELASTOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MECHANICAL PROBE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SHEAR WAVE ELASTOGRAPHY; SKIN; STRAIN ELASTOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND SCANNER; VIBRATION;

EID: 84886726289     PISSN: 13464523     EISSN: 16132254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10396-013-0457-0     Document Type: Review

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