[Advantages and limitations of breast ultrasound].
Technological improvements in image quality have allowed to expand the indications for the use of breast ultrasound. This includes tumor differentiation, peroperative staging, follow-up after cancer treatment and interventional diagnosis. Up to now, only mammography has been useful for population-based screening. However, high-resolution and quality-controlled ultrasound can further improve early cancer detection. This is useful in high-risk patients and women with dense breasts who are mammographically problematic. The population-wide use of this advanced indication for breast ultrasound depends on equipment quality and investigator experience. Up to now, there has been a lack of guidelines and regulations. The implementation of quality control is essential before high-quality and effective breast ultrasound can be generally offered.
Madjar
H
H
Fachbereich Gynäkologie, Deutsche Klinik für Diagnostik, Wiesbaden, Deutschland, Germany. madjur.gyn@dkd-wiesbaden.de
D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011786:Quality Control; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional; D016217:Ultrasonography, Mammary