The role of 2D and Doppler ultrasound in breast diagnosis: a review based on 3 year longitudinal prospective study

Main goal: Pointing out the role of 2D and Doppler sonography in diagnosing breast lesions, a review based on the cases investigated in the Breast Imaging Department of ER County Hospital, Cluj Napoca. Secondary objective: Exemplification of US BI-RADS categories Means and method: The study was a longitudinal prospective one and included 536 lesions diagnosed in female patients, examined in our Breast Unit, between March 2004 to March 2007. Mamography was performed for 412 of these patients. Bilateral breast ultrasound was performed in all cases using a PICO Medison device with a 7.5 Mhz linear transducer. The a…