A prospective analysis of office-based breast ultrasound.
Open Access
- 1 May 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Surgery
- Vol. 133 (5) , 504-508
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.133.5.504
Abstract
RECENT technical advances in ultrasonography have expanded the potential usefulness of this modality for the evaluation of breast lesions. In the past, breast ultrasound (US) has chiefly been used to distinguish solid abnormalities from cystic ones.1 High-resolution probes, computer-enhanced imaging, and portable machinery have led to the widespread adoption of real-time US by breast surgeons. Consequently, breast US has become an increasingly integral part of the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of breast disease.2-6Keywords
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