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Erschienen in: Breast Cancer Research 3/2010

01.10.2010 | Oral presentation

Ultrasound elastography as an adjuvant to conventional ultrasound in the preoperative assessment of axillary lymph nodes in suspected breast cancer: a pilot study

verfasst von: K Taylor, S O’Keeffe, GM Treece, R Sinnatamby, PD Britton, MG Wallis

Erschienen in: Breast Cancer Research | Sonderheft 3/2010

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NICE guidelines recommend conventional ultrasound (CU) of the axilla as preliminary staging in patients with breast cancer. However, up to one-third of nodes showing normal morphology are metastatic on surgical histology [1]. Ultrasound elastography (UE) uses received radiofrequency data to produce an elastogram depicting tissue stiffness. UE has been researched in the breast but there are no published data regarding UE of the axilla. …
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Zurück zum Zitat Britton P, et al: Use of ultrasound guided axillary node core biopsy in staging of early breast cancer. Eur J Radiol. 2009, 19: 561-569. 10.1007/s00330-008-1177-5.CrossRef Britton P, et al: Use of ultrasound guided axillary node core biopsy in staging of early breast cancer. Eur J Radiol. 2009, 19: 561-569. 10.1007/s00330-008-1177-5.CrossRef
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Titel
Ultrasound elastography as an adjuvant to conventional ultrasound in the preoperative assessment of axillary lymph nodes in suspected breast cancer: a pilot study
verfasst von
K Taylor
S O’Keeffe
GM Treece
R Sinnatamby
PD Britton
MG Wallis
Publikationsdatum
01.10.2010
Verlag
BioMed Central
Erschienen in
Breast Cancer Research / Ausgabe Sonderheft 3/2010
Elektronische ISSN: 1465-542X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/bcr2649

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