Keywords:
Breast, Ultrasound physics, Ultrasound, Elastography, Equipment, Tissue characterisation, Cancer, Image verification
Authors:
D. Sieron, D. T. Knap; Katowice/PL
DOI:
10.1594/ecr2013/C-2411
Results
Within the group of 42 female patients,
we found changes that had radiological features of malignant lesions and that in elastographic examination showed rich,
hard lumps in connective tissue.
In histotathological examination,
those lesions proved to be malignant ones.
In 19 patients,
the lesions proved to be benign.
After carrying out histopathological and elastographic examinations,
the results of both examinations were compiled in one table 1 and bar chart,
(Fig.
4,).
From the attached material it follows,
that within the group of 42 female patients,
malignant lesions were found in 23 of them.
The vast majority (23 out of 42 patients) of malignant lesion cases were related to hard elasticity aberrations.
On the other hand,
the occurrence of mixed aberrations or their absence was accompanied mostly by the presence of benign lesions (19 out of 42 patients).
The ultrasonographic assessment within the range of BI-RADS scale corresponded to the assessment in MMG examination were compiled in table 2 and graphic representation (Fig.5.).