ECR 2010 / C-0444
Preliminary assessment of ShearWave(TM) elastography features in predicting breast lesion malignancy
Keywords:
Breast, Ultrasound
Authors:
D. O. Cosgrove1, C. J. Doré1, C. Cohen-Bacrie2, J.-P. Henry2; 1London/UK, 2Aix-en-Provence/FR
DOI:
10.1594/ecr2010/C-0444
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