Diagnostic breast ultrasound: current status and future directions.
This summary of breast ultrasound reviews the current indications for its use, discusses the potential technical and human pitfalls in its performance, and briefly examines possible future applications that currently are works in progress. It also contains an in-depth discussion of the use and interpretation of color Doppler and power Doppler imaging, techniques that do not seem to be understood or used fully in daily practice.
Yang
Wei
W
Division of Diagnostic Imaging, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, P.O. Box 301439 - Unit 1350, Houston, TX 77230, USA. wyang@di.mdacc.tmc.edu
Dempsey
Peter J
PJ
D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008327:Mammography; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler / Q000379:methods; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color / Q000379:methods; D016217:Ultrasonography, Mammary / Q000379:methods*