title: [Comparative study of power Doppler and color Doppler in breast diseases].
abstract: In order to evaluate the interest of power doppler in breast studies, we studied 27 breast lesions in 22 patients. This series includes 8 malignant lesions, 11 benign lesions, and 8 enlarged lymph nodes. We used a Esaote Biomedica ultrasound machine with a 7 MHz transducer. We compared power doppler and pulsed doppler for every lesion. Power doppler was more sensitive in 3 out of 8 malignant tumors, 8 out of 11 benign lesions, and 5 out of 8 lymph nodes involvement. This study shows the value of power doppler in breast studies. The increased sensitivity, however, is balanced by a decreased specificity.
authors.affiliation: Centre Antoine-Lacassagne, Service d'Imagerie Médicale, Nice.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Maestro
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Bruneton
authors.forename: P Y
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Marcy
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Huys
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lorenzetti
mesh_terms: D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color / Q000379:methods*; D016217:Ultrasonography, Mammary / Q000379:methods*
vernacular_title: Etude comparative du doppler énergie et du doppler couleur en sénologie.