Real-time elasticity helps improve breast specificity
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چکیده
Ultrasound has long been an efficient and useful adjunct technique for breast imaging. It is the first modality to be proposed in some situations: if a young or pregnant woman has a palpable mass, for example, or immediately after surgery. Ultrasound is usually performed during the diagnostic workup of masses, if architectural distortion is detected on mammograms, or following mammographic screening in individuals who are at high risk of breast cancer and have dense breast tissue.
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