Clinical Role of Breast Ultrasound.
10.5124/jkma.2008.51.6.545
- Author:
Nariya CHO
1
;
Woo Kyung MOON
Author Information
1. Department of Radiolgy, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea. moonwk@radcom.snu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Breast ultrasound;
Breast cancer;
Diagnosis
- MeSH:
Biopsy;
Breast;
Breast Neoplasms;
Female;
Follow-Up Studies;
Humans;
Mammography;
Mass Screening;
Physical Examination
- From:Journal of the Korean Medical Association
2008;51(6):545-552
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Breast ultrasound is a valuable adjunctive to mammography for the identification and characterization of palpable and nonpalpable abnormalities. With the advances of ultrasound techniques over the past 10 years, the role of ultrasound has evolved from differentiation of benign from malignant masses, evaluation of mammmographic abnormalities, and guidance modality of interventional procedure to preoperative evaluation of lesion extent, follow-up after operation, and screening method for high-risk women. It can also be used as a supplemental modality of a physical examination and mammography to increase diagnostic accuracy and to reduce unnecessary surgical biopsy. This article is to review the indication of breast ultrasound examinations as well as merits and limitations compared to mammmography.
