Open AccessQuantitative Multiparametric Breast Ultrasound
Author(s) -
Panagiotis Kapetas,
Paola Clauser,
Ramona Woitek,
Georg Wengert,
Mathias Lázár,
Katja Pinker,
Thomas H. Helbich,
Pascal Baltzer
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
investigative radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.33
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 1536-0210
pISSN - 0020-9996
DOI - 10.1097/rli.0000000000000543
Subject(s) - medicine , elastography , receiver operating characteristic , radiology , ultrasound , breast imaging , area under the curve , biopsy , nuclear medicine , breast cancer , mammography , cancer
The aim of this study was to evaluate breast multiparametric ultrasound (mpUS) and its potential to reduce unnecessary breast biopsies with 1, 2, or 3 additional quantitative parameters (Doppler, elastography, and contrast-enhanced ultrasound [CEUS]) to B-mode and investigate possible variations with different reader experience.