title: Real-time high resolution ultrasonography of solid breast masses: use of a 10-MHz mechanical sector transducer with a water bag.
abstract: We evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of real-time high-resolution ultrasonography (RHUS) for solid breast masses, using a 10-MHz mechanical sector transducer with a water bag. A total of 103 breast nodules in 100 women were analyzed. The nodules consisted of 42 carcinomas, 10 fibroadenomas, 38 mastopathies, and 13 miscellaneous lesions. Of them, 72.8% were less than 2 cm in size. Diagnostic accuracy was correlated with the size and pathology of the nodules. Sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy were 95.2%, 83.6%, and 88.3% for carcinomas, 90.0%, 88.2%, and 88.3% for fibroadenomas, and 50.0%, 98.5%, and 80.6% for mastopathies, respectively. The overall rate of diagnostic accuracy was 74.8%. The rate of accuracy according to mass size were 87.3% (-1 cm), 87.2% (1-2 cm), 88.0% (2-5 cm) and 100% (5 cm-). False positive cases (n = 10) included seven mastopathies, two granulomas, and one fibroadenoma. False negative cases (n = 2) included one fibroadenoma and one abscess. RHUS, using a 10-MHz mechanical sector transducer, was an excellent method for the diagnosis of solid breast masses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Kumamoto Rousai Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Saitoh
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kojima
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Saitoh
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsuchigame
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takahashi
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D018270:Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D005218:Fat Necrosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D018226:Fibroadenoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006099:Granuloma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D018300:Papilloma, Intraductal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014159:Transducers; D016217:Ultrasonography, Mammary / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D014867:Water
chemical_list: D014867:Water