Evaluation of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Response in Women with Locally Advanced Breast Cancer Using Ultrasound Elastography

PURPOSE: Ultrasound elastography is a new imaging technique that can be used to assess tissue stiffness. The aim of this study was to investigate the potential of ultrasound elastography for monitoring treatment response of locally advanced breast cancer patients undergoing neoadjuvant therapy. METH...

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Main Authors: Omar Falou, Ali Sadeghi-Naini, Sameera Prematilake, Ervis Sofroni, Naum Papanicolau, Sara Iradji, Zahra Jahedmotlagh, Sharon Lemon-Wong, Jean-Philippe Pignol, Eileen Rakovitch, Judit Zubovits, Jacqueline Spayne, Rebecca Dent, Maureen Trudeau, Jean Francois Boileau, Frances C. Wright, Martin J. Yaffe, Gregory J. Czarnota
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-02-01
Series:Translational Oncology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1936523313800381