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Comparison of Linear and Convex-Array Transducers in Assessing the Enhancement Characteristics of Suspicious Breast Lesions at Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS).

Ioana Boca BeneAnca Ileana CiureaCristiana Augusta CiorteaȘtefan-Cristian VesaSorin Marian Dudea
Published in: Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) (2022)
The evaluation of suspicious breast lesions by three experts with high-frequency linear-array transducer and low-frequency convex-array transducer was comparable in terms of uptake pattern and perilesional enhancement. The agreement regarding the evaluation of the degree of enhancement, the internal homogeneity, and the perfusion defects varied between fair and substantial. For all CEUS characteristics, the inter-observer agreement was superior for linear-array transducer, which leads to more a homogeneous and reproducible interpretation.
Keyphrases
  • contrast enhanced ultrasound
  • high frequency
  • high throughput
  • high resolution
  • transcranial magnetic stimulation
  • high density
  • computed tomography
  • mass spectrometry
  • magnetic resonance
  • neural network
  • resting state