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Benign and malignant breast masses and axillary nodes

N Rotaru · Ultraschall in der Medizin - European Journal of Ultrasound · 2008 · Heft 05

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2008
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Zeitschrift
Ultraschall in der Medizin - European Journal of Ultrasound
Autor:innen
N Rotaru
Ausgabe
Heft 05 / 2008
Seiten
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Erschienen: 2008-05-15 00:00:00
ISSN
0172-4614
DOI
10.1055/s-2008-1079815

Zusammenfassung

Purpose: To evaluate microbubble contrast enhancement in distinguishing malignant from benign breast masses and malignant from benign axillaries nodes in patients with breast cancer. Materials and methods: Of the 98 primary breast lesions studied, 67% were malignant and 33% were benign at pathologic analysis. Patients were prospectively examined by using gray-scale and color power Doppler US with microbubble enhancement. After imaging, the diagnoses of all breast masses were confirmed by means of care biopsy, excision biopsy, or mastectomy. At beseline color power Doppler US, the morphologic vessel characteristi…

Schlagworte

Breast After Diagnosis Biopsy Carcinoma in Situ Tumor Ultraschall in der Medizin - European Journal of Ultrasound