Volume : VII, Issue : VIII, August - 2018

Sonoelastographic Characterization of Breast Masses

Dr Puneet K Agarwal, Dr Rajesh Malik, Dr Richa

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Background:

Sonoelastography imaging technique is a newer modality for evaluation of east lesions. Tissue elasticity imaging technology is based on the fact that hardness is a characteristic of tissue which is affected by disease such as cancer.

Aim: To assess the Significance of Sonoelastography in the evaluation of east lesions.

Patients and method: We included in this prospective study, 60 patients diagnosed with east lesions and B mode ultrasound image was displayed alongside the elastography strain image. The elastography strain images were scored according to the Tsukuba elasticity score and tissue diagnosis was established by aspiration cytology.

Results: For assessment of sonoelastography role in evaluation of east lesions, we obtained a sensitivity of 87.7%, and a specificity of 91.9% (p=0.0001).

Conclusions: Elastography is a fast, simple method, which can facilitatethe conventional Ultra Sonography. With future improvements in the technology, this method may prove to of value in addition to conventional imaging system.

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Article: Download PDF   DOI : 10.36106/ijsr  

Cite This Article:

Dr Puneet K Agarwal, Dr Rajesh Malik, Dr Richa, Sonoelastographic Characterization of Breast Masses, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-8 | August-2018

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