J Korean Radiol Soc.  2002 Oct;47(4):423-429. 10.3348/jkrs.2002.47.4.423.

Value of Real-time Compound US in Diagnosis of Malignant Tumor in Breast Comparing with Conventional US, and Pulse Inversion Harmonic Images

• Kim SH
• Chung SY
• Hong SH
• Shin SJ
• Lee KW
• Kim HC
• Kang IW

• KMID: 2103669
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/jkrs.2002.47.4.423

Abstract

PURPOSE
To compare the usefulness of real-time compound US (RCUS) with that of conventional US (CUS) and pulse inversion harmonic (PIH) imaging in the diagnosis of malignant breast tumors.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
In 22 female patients whose mean age was 49 years, we evaluated the RCUS findings of pathologically proven [core biopsy (n=9), mammotome tissue bigpsy (n=10), excisional bispsy (n=3)] malignant breast tumors, comparing them with the findings of CUS and PIH imaging. Evaluation of these masses was in terms of their marginal distinction, internal echogenicity, boundary and posterior echo pattern, relationship with the adjacent lactiferous ductal system, and the presence of necrosis (12/22) and calcification (6/22).
RESULTS
In terms of marginal distinction, internal echogenicity, boundary echo patterns, and the relationship with adjacent ductal system, RCUS was superior to both conventional US and PIH Imaging (p<0.05).
CONCLUSION
For the diagnosis of malignant breast tumors RCUS was more useful than CUS or PIH imaging.

Keyword

Breast neoplasms, diagnosis; Breast neoplasms, US; Breast, US

MeSH Terms

Biopsy
Breast Neoplasms
Breast*
Diagnosis*
Female
Humans
Necrosis