Noninvasive prediction of axillary lymph node breast cancer metastasis using morphometric analysis of nodal tumor microvessels in a contrast-free ultrasound approach

Noninvasive prediction of axillary lymph node breast cancer metastasis using morphometric analysis of nodal tumor microvessels in a contrast-free ultrasound approach

Abstract Purpose Changes in microcirculation of axillary lymph nodes (ALNs) may indicate metastasis. Reliable noninvasive imaging technique to quantify such variations is lacking. We aim to develop and investigate a contrast-free ultrasound quantitative microvasculature imaging technique for detecti...

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Main Authors: Giulia Ferroni, Soroosh Sabeti, Tasneem Abdus-Shakur, Lorenzo Scalise, Jodi M. Carter, Robert T. Fazzio, Nicholas B. Larson, Mostafa Fatemi, Azra Alizad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-06-01
Series:Breast Cancer Research
Subjects:
Breast cancer
Ultrasound microvessel imaging
Axillary lymph node metastasis
Flow imaging
Vessel morphological biomarkers
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13058-023-01670-z

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