PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical usefulness of acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) imaging for the differential diagnosis of breast lesions. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We studied 40 solid mass lesions from a total of 40 patients (age range 29-67 years, mean 50 years). There were 18 benign lesions and 22 malignant tumors. ARFI imaging was performed using Virtual Touch tissue imaging. We examined the possibility of lesions seen on B-mode images being visually confirmed on ARFI images. When the lesion was visually confirmed, the lesions that were bright or dark inside were classified into patterns 1 and patterns 3, respectively. The lesions that failed to be visually confirmed were classified as pattern 2. RESULTS: There were 3 pattern 1 lesions and 7 pattern 2 lesions; all of these lesions were benign. The remaining 8 benign lesions and 22 malignant lesions were determined to be pattern 3. The negative predictive value was 100%. CONCLUSION: ARFI imaging is a potentially promising ultrasonographic technique for the differential diagnosis of breast lesions, particularly complicated cysts without a cystic component on B-mode images.
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical usefulness of acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) imaging for the differential diagnosis of breast lesions. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We studied 40 solid mass lesions from a total of 40 patients (age range 29-67 years, mean 50 years). There were 18 benign lesions and 22 malignant tumors. ARFI imaging was performed using Virtual Touch tissue imaging. We examined the possibility of lesions seen on B-mode images being visually confirmed on ARFI images. When the lesion was visually confirmed, the lesions that were bright or dark inside were classified into patterns 1 and patterns 3, respectively. The lesions that failed to be visually confirmed were classified as pattern 2. RESULTS: There were 3 pattern 1 lesions and 7 pattern 2 lesions; all of these lesions were benign. The remaining 8 benign lesions and 22 malignant lesions were determined to be pattern 3. The negative predictive value was 100%. CONCLUSION: ARFI imaging is a potentially promising ultrasonographic technique for the differential diagnosis of breast lesions, particularly complicated cysts without a cystic component on B-mode images.
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