CONTINUOUS-WAVE AND PULSED DOPPLER STUDIES OF THE BREAST - CLINICAL-RESULTS AND EFFECT OF TRANSDUCER FREQUENCY

被引:36
作者
MADJAR, H [1 ]
SAUERBREL, W [1 ]
MUNCH, S [1 ]
SCHILLINGER, H [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV FREIBURG,INST MED BIOMETRY & INFORMAT,W-7800 FREIBURG,GERMANY
关键词
BREAST CANCER; COLOR MAPPING; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION; ULTRASONIC DOPPLER EFFECT; ULTRASOUND; VASCULARIZATION;
D O I
10.1016/0301-5629(91)90006-I
中图分类号
O42 [声学];
学科分类号
070206 ; 082403 ;
摘要
Malignant growth requires a high metabolism. This allows the differentiation of lesions by Doppler measurements of their vascularisation. In this study of 224 patients with 45 malignancies (37 breast cancers and 8 local recurrences), 87% of the cases were correctly identified. Differentiation of palpable lesions was possible in 93%. The flow in normal breast arteries was studied as well as in carcinomas, comparing continuous-wave (CW) Doppler with frequencies at 4 and 8 MHz. To improve flow evaluations in nonpalpable lesions, pulsed Doppler was used at 3 MHz and color mapping systems at 5 MHz in another 37 patients. Color Doppler at 5 MHz identified 17 of the 21 malignancies; in all cases pulsed Doppler at 3 MHz failed.
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页数:9
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