Open AccessRole of high resolution ultrasound complementary to digital mammography
Author(s) -
Kamini Gupta,
P. Sandhu,
S Arora,
Gaganpreet Bedi
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
annals of african medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.433
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1596-3519
DOI - 10.4103/aam.aam_36_17
Subject(s) - medicine , mammography , ultrasound , radiology , digital mammography , medical physics , breast cancer , cancer
Breast carcinoma is a major cause of mortality among women worldwide. Early detection and cure is the key to reduce the mortality of the disease. This article studied the role of high resolution ultrasound in detection and characterization of lesions to complement mammographic diagnosis and improve patient management.