Preliminary study of the technical limitations of automated breast ultrasound: from procedure to diagnosis

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the main technical limitations of automated breast ultrasound and to determine the proportion of examinations excluded. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We evaluated 440 automated breast ultrasound examinations performed, over a 12-month period, by technicians using an established proto...

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Autores principales: Calas, Maria Julia Gregório, Pereira, Fernanda Philadelpho Arantes, Gonçalves, Leticia Pereira, Lopes, Flávia Paiva Proença Lobo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Publicação do Colégio Brasileiro de Radiologia e Diagnóstico por Imagem 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7545727/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33071372
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0100-3984.2019.0079
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Sumario:OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the main technical limitations of automated breast ultrasound and to determine the proportion of examinations excluded. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We evaluated 440 automated breast ultrasound examinations performed, over a 12-month period, by technicians using an established protocol. RESULTS: In five cases (1.1%), the examination was deemed unacceptable for diagnostic purposes, those examinations therefore being excluded. CONCLUSION: Automated breast ultrasound is expected to overcome some of the major limitations of conventional ultrasound in breast cancer screening. In Brazil, this new method can be accepted for inclusion in routine clinical practice only after its advantages have been validated in the national context.

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