Evaluation of breast lesions using sonographic elasticity imaging: a multicenter trial

RG Barr, S Destounis, LB Lackey… - Journal of ultrasound …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives The purpose of this study was to determine the sensitivity and specificity of real‐
time compression elasticity imaging in characterizing breast lesions as benign or malignant …

Role of elastography in the assessment of breast lesions: preliminary results

B Navarro, B Úbeda, M Vallespí, C Wolf… - … of Ultrasound in …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives The purposes of this study were to evaluate the diagnostic utility of elastography
in differentiating benign from malignant breast lesions and compare it with conventional …

Sonographic breast elastography: a primer

RG Barr - Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Breast elastography is a new sonographic technique that provides additional
characterization information on breast lesions over conventional sonography and …

Breast elasticity: principles, technique, results: an update and overview of commercially available software

C Balleyguier, S Canale, WB Hassen, P Vielh… - European Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Breast ultrasound elasticity evaluation has become a routine tool in addition to diagnostic
ultrasound during the last five years. Two elasticity evaluation modes are currently available …

Significant differentiation of focal breast lesions: calculation of strain ratio in breast sonoelastography

A Thomas, F Degenhardt, A Farrokh, S Wojcinski… - Academic radiology, 2010 - Elsevier
RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: Initial data suggest that elastography can improve the
specificity of ultrasound in differentiating benign and malignant breast lesions. The aim of …

Comparison of ultrasound elastography, mammography, and sonography in the diagnosis of solid breast lesions

H Zhi, B Ou, BM Luo, X Feng, YL Wen… - Journal of ultrasound …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The purpose of this study was to evaluate the value of ultrasound elastography
(UE) in differentiating benign versus malignant lesions in the breast and compare it with …

Sonographic elastography combined with conventional sonography: how much is it helpful for diagnostic performance?

YM Sohn, MJ Kim, EK Kim, JY Kwak… - … of Ultrasound in …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Objective. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic performance of
conventional sonography combined with sonographic elastography for differentiation …

Breast ultrasound elastography—results of 193 breast lesions in a prospective study with histopathologic correlation

FKW Schaefer, I Heer, PJ Schaefer… - European journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To evaluate the diagnostic performance of ultrasound elastography in breast
masses. MATERIAL AND METHODS: 193 lesions (129 benign, 64 malignant) were …

A prospective study to compare the diagnostic performance of breast elastography versus conventional breast ultrasound

LCH Leong, LSJ Sim, YS Lee, FC Ng, CM Wan… - Clinical radiology, 2010 - Elsevier
AIM: To compare the diagnostic performance of breast elastography versus conventional
ultrasound in the assessment of breast lesions. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study …

Real-time ultrasound elasticity of the breast: initial clinical results

RG Barr - Ultrasound quarterly, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: To determine the sensitivity and specificity of a real-time elasticity imaging (EI)
ultrasound (US) system in the characterization of breast lesions as benign or malignant …