Hybrid high-definition microvessel imaging/shear wave elastography improves breast lesion characterization.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Low specificity in current breast imaging modalities leads to increased unnecessary follow-ups and biopsies. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of combining the quantitative parameters of high-definition microvasculature imaging (HDMI) and 2D shear wave elastography (SWE) with clinical factors (lesion depth and age) for improving breast lesion differentiation.

Methods

In this prospective study, from June 2016 through April 2021, patients with breast lesions identified on diagnostic ultrasound and recommended for core needle biopsy were recruited. HDMI and SWE were conducted prior to biopsies. Two new HDMI parameters, Murray's deviation and bifurcation angle, and a new SWE parameter, mass characteristic frequency, were included for quantitative a

SUBMITTER: Gu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8898476 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature