The study showed 100 percent sensitivity in identifying malignant tumors. Good breakthrough and could offer the potential of performing less biopsies one day. BD
TUESDAY, Oct. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Three-dimensional (3D) power Doppler ultrasound helps differentiate malignant and benign breast lesions, according to a report in the November issue of Radiology. Gerald L. LeCarpentier, Ph.D., of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and colleagues examined the utility of a 3D Doppler ultrasound exam to distinguish benign and malignant lesions among women scheduled for a core or excisional biopsy of the breast due to a suspicious breast mass.
Doppler Ultrasound Helps Identify Breast Cancer - Three-dimensional Doppler ultrasound highly accurate in identifying cancerous tumors - Modern Medicine
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