Supplementary Screening Sonography in Mammographically Dense Breast: Pros and Cons
Korean Journal of Radiology
;
: 589-593, 2010.
Article
Dans Anglais
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| ID: wpr-150796
ABSTRACT
Sonography is an attractive supplement to mammography in breast cancer screening because it is relatively inexpensive, requires no contrast-medium injection, is well tolerated by patients, and is widely available for equipment as compared with MRI. Sonography has been especially valuable for women with mammographically dense breast because it has consistently been able to detect a substantial number of cancers at an early stage. Despite these findings, breast sonography has known limitations as a screening tool; operator-dependence, the shortage of skilled operators, the inability to detect microcalcifications, and substantially higher false-positive rates than mammography. Further study of screening sonography is still ongoing and is expected to help establish the role of screening sonography.
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Sujet Principal:
Biopsie
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Tumeurs du sein
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Mammographie
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Biais de l'observateur
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Dépistage de masse
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Valeur prédictive des tests
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Échographie mammaire
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Diagnostic différentiel
Type d'étude:
Etude diagnostique
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Étude pronostique
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Étude de dépistage
Limites du sujet:
Femelle
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Humains
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Korean Journal of Radiology
Année:
2010
Type:
Article
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