Contrast-enhanced ultrasound findings of breast cancer / 南方医科大学学报
Journal of Southern Medical University
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(12): 717-719, 2009.
Article
in Chinese
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| ID: wpr-233701
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the manifestation of breast cancers of different sizes in contrast-enhanced sonography.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Eighty-four patients with breast cancers were examined by contrast-enhanced ultrasound. Among them, the tumor diameter was beyond 2.0 cm in 50 cases, and no greater than 2.0 cm in the rest cases. The time-intensity curve (TIC) on the enhanced images was analyzed quantitatively, and the relations between the type of TIC and the enhancement patterns of the tumors were analyzed.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The enhancement patterns of the breast cancers showed significant difference between patients with tumor diameter beyond 2.0 cm and those with smaller tumors (P<0.01), but the other parameters were comparable between the two groups (P>0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The enhancement patterns of breast cancers differ between tumors with sizes over 2.0 cm and smaller tumors, and differential analysis is suggested in the diagnosis of breast cancer using contrast-enhanced ultrasound.</p>
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Main subject:
Pathology
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Breast Neoplasms
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Diagnostic Imaging
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Retrospective Studies
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Ultrasonography
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Contrast Media
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Tumor Burden
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Journal of Southern Medical University
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
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