title: Ultrasound diagnostic criteria in breast disease.
abstract: The Kasumi-Kamio parameters (margins, peripheral echoes, internal echoes, posterior echoes, lateral shadow cones) and the ratio between the longitudinal and transverse diameter of the breast lump form the basis for a list of standardised diagnostic criteria on which to base an analysis of breast disease that assesses the specificity and sensitivity of ultrasonography as a valid, reliable initial step in the diagnosis of breast tumours. The study was based on a series of 129 tumour cases and produced correct diagnosis in 89.28% of benign, 83.33% of malignant cases.
authors.affiliation: Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery II, Turin University, Italy.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tavassoli
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cavalla
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Porcelli
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Surico
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014463:Ultrasonography