title: Can ultrasound evaluate axillary lymph node status in patients with breast cancer?
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, St Vincents Hospital, Merrion Rd, Dublin, Ireland. amoconnell@yahoo.com
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: O'Connell
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: O'Doherty
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Malone
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016013:Likelihood Functions; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D018579:Patient Selection; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D021701:Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler