Ultrasonographic Breast Imaging using Full Angle Spatial Compounding (FASC): In-vivo evaluations
M Hollenhorst, C Hansen, N Hüttebräuker, L Heuser, H Ermert, G Schulte-Altedorneburg · Ultraschall in der Medizin - European Journal of Ultrasound · 2008 · Heft 10
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Objective: Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in women worldwide. Mammography is considered the „gold standard“ in detecting even small cancers, leading to identification of early-stage breast cancers. Despite this, mammography has substantial disadvantages such as moderate sensitivity ranging from 69–90%, radiation risk and further diminished sensitivity in radiographically dense breasts. Apart from mammography, ultrasound examination is being offered as the most important adjunct to the preoperative diagnostic work-up. However, ultrasound is operator-dependent, has a variable false-positive rate a…
