Diagnosis of a Malignant Tumor in a Patient with an Adnexal Mass Using Endoscopic Ultrasound Elastography
Soonchunhyang Medical Science
; : 125-128, 2012.
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in English
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ABSTRACT
Elastography is an imaging modality for the evaluation of tissue stiffness, which has been used for the analysis of superficial organs, such as those of the breast and prostate. The measurement of tissue elasticity has been reported to be useful for the diagnosis and differentiation of tumors, which are stiffer than normal tissues. Endoscopic ultrasonography elastography (EUS-EG) is a promising imaging technique with a high accuracy for the differential diagnosis of solid pancreatic tumors. However, to date EUS-EG has not been used to provide complementary information for biologic behavior of adenxal mass. We report our experience of EUS-EG in a patient with adnexal mass.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Prostate
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Breast
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Endosonography
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Elasticity
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Elasticity Imaging Techniques
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Soonchunhyang Medical Science
Year:
2012
Document type:
Article