Ces radiol. 2018, 72(3):166-171 | DOI: 10.55095/CesRadiol2018/024

The possibilities of contrast-enhanced ultrasoud in the diagnostic algorithm of breast lesionsReview article

Eva Janů1, Sylva Rybníčková1, Karel Dvořák2, Jiřina Little2, Monika Schneiderová1, Vlastimil Válek2
1 Oddělení radiologie, Masarykův onkologický ústav, Brno
2 Klinika radiologie a nukleární medicíny FN, Brno-Bohunice

With the development of ultrasound imaging modern methods such as contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) have become part of everyday practice. This imaging method has already gained an important role in the diagnostic algorithm of liver and kidney lesions. However, its use in other fields is still a marginal issue. The role of CEUS in the differential diagnostic algorithm of breast lesions is a topic of many foreign literature studies. The following text describes the methodology of breast CEUS and discusses its inclusion into daily radiology practice.

Keywords: contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS), breast lesions, qualitative analysis, quantitative analysis, breast cancer

Accepted: August 15, 2018; Published: September 1, 2018  Show citation

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Janů E, Rybníčková S, Dvořák K, Little J, Schneiderová M, Válek V. The possibilities of contrast-enhanced ultrasoud in the diagnostic algorithm of breast lesions. Ces radiol. 2018;72(3):166-171. doi: 10.55095/CesRadiol2018/024.
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