title: Current improvements in breast ultrasound, with a special focus on elastography.
abstract: Current improvements in the area of breast ultrasound are described. Digital beam formers contributed to improving both contrast and special resolution of B-mode images and enabled other techniques. Four-dimensional images and CAD are still in progress. Elastography may reduce false-positives and unnecessary interventional procedures, especially in nonsymptomatic patients.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan. etohno@sakura.cc.tsukuba.ac.jp
authors.forename: Eriko
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tohno
authors.forename: Ei
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ueno
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D018270:Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D002285:Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D054459:Elasticity Imaging Techniques / Q000639:trends*; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D016217:Ultrasonography, Mammary / Q000639:trends*