Fat-lesion-ratio vs. elastography score: a new method for sonoelastography in the diagnostics of breast lesions

Objective: Pathological changes in the breast can influence the elasticity of tissues. The sonoelastography is a method, which displays the realtime tissue elasticity colour-coded in parallel with the B-mode. The elastography-score (ESC) taken out of the colour-coded image was compared to the new sonoelastography measurement, the fat-lesion-ratio (FLR) in terms of sensitivity and specifity. Materials and methods: From April to October 2007 patients of the breast consulting hours were examined each with one finding. The examination was accomplished with the Hitachi EUB 8500 HV. The ESC (score values 1–5) resulted…