Articles on breast ultrasound

Advances in Breast Ultrasound

Though till now in guide lines of early detection of breast carcinoma indications for breast ultrasound are restricted in this sense, already in the eighties of the 20th century, the capability of breast ultrasound went far beyond this limits (Hackelöer et al., 1986 ). In contrast to mammography ultrasound is able to generate a detailed map of the anatomic structure of the breast. Because of th...

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REVIEW ARTICLES Ultrasound assessment of gastric content and volume

Editor’s key points † The authors review the literature regarding the use of ultrasound to estimate gastric volume and, thus, aspiration risk. † Suggestions for clinical usage are provided. Pulmonary aspiration of gastric content is a serious anaesthetic complication that can lead to significant morbidity and mortality. Aspiration risk assessment is usually based on fasting times. However, fast...

Logistic discriminant analysis of breast cancer using ultrasound measurements

Background: Logistic discriminant method was applied to differentiate malignant from benign in a group of patients with proved breast lesions on the basis of ultrasonic parameters. Materials and Methods: Our database include 273 patients' ultrasonographic pictures consisting of 14 quantitative variables. The measured variables were ultrasound propagation velocity, acoustic impedence and attenua...

Ultrasound Diagnosis of Breast Cancer

Ultrasound is a popular imaging modality for its safety and low cost. Its role in the diagnosis of breast cancer is discussed, and its performance is then compared those of mammography (gold standard) and MRI. Besides conventional B-mode and color or power Doppler ultrasound images, latest development of acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) and supersonic shear imaging and their application ...