Contribution of ultrasound in detecting breast cancer in women with dense breasts

Objective: We evaluated the contribution of ultrasound in detecting breast cancer in women with dense breasts. Materials and methods: Examinations in 70 patients. Lesions morphology and scores analogous to the BI-RADS categories were correlated with histology. Differences between means were assessed by Student's t-test. Results: For ultrasonographic descriptors, substantial agreement was obtained for lesion orientation, shape, and boundary. Moderate agreement was obtained for lesion margin and posterior acoustic features. Fair agreement was obtained for lesion echo pattern. Histology revealed malignancy 77.14% (…