title: Evaluation of palpable breast masses with color Doppler sonography and gray scale imaging.
abstract: Excisional biopsy is the standard method of distinguishing benign from malignant masses of the breast. However, alternative, less invasive methods of diagnosis are needed to reduce the number of unnecessary biopsies, allay anxiety of the patient, and control costs. In this study, we evaluated breast masses in a series of patients using color Doppler sonography and gray scale ultrasonographic features. In all cases, the pathologic diagnosis of the breast mass was subsequently established by excisional biopsy. The accuracy of gray scale sonography exceeded that of color Doppler sonography at a significance level of P < 0.005.
authors.affiliation: General Surgery Service, Department of Surgery, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas 78234-6200, USA.
authors.forename: T H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Wilkens
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Burke
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Cancelada
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Jatoi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001007:Anxiety / Q000517:prevention & control; D001706:Biopsy; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D018270:Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D003363:Cost Control; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D018226:Fibroadenoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D005348:Fibrocystic Breast Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008327:Mammography; D008875:Middle Aged; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D016037:Single-Blind Method; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color; D016217:Ultrasonography, Mammary; D019564:Unnecessary Procedures