Background:

Sonoelastography imaging technique is a newer modality for evaluation of breast 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 breast lesions.

Patients and method: We included in this prospective study, 60 patients diagnosed with breast 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 breast 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.