Elastography as a new diagnostic tool to detect breast cancer – evaluation of research and clinical applications

Mammography and ultrasonography are currently the most sensitive methods for detecting breast cancer,but elastography is a new diagnostic tool. Stiffness of invasive carcinomas were found to be 5-25 times largerthan that of normal adipose tissue. There are basically two types of elastography examina...

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Main Authors: Paweł Rzymski, Tomasz Opala
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Termedia Publishing House 2011-10-01
Series:Menopause Review
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Online Access:http://www.termedia.pl/-Elastografia-jako-nowe-narzedzie-wykrywania-raka-piersi-ocena-badan-i-zastosowan-klinicznych-,4,17580,1,0.html