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Does shear wave ultrasound independently predict axillary lymph node metastasis in women with invasive breast cancer?

Shear wave elastography (SWE) shows promise as an adjunct to greyscale ultrasound examination in assessing breast masses. In breast cancer, higher lesion stiffness on SWE has been shown to be associated with features of poor prognosis. The purpose of this study was to assess whether lesion stiffness...

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Autores principales: Evans, Andrew, Rauchhaus, Petra, Whelehan, Patsy, Thomson, Kim, Purdie, Colin A., Jordan, Lee B., Michie, Caroline O., Thompson, Alastair, Vinnicombe, Sarah
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer US 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4363519/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24305976
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10549-013-2747-z