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概要

Volumetric Automated Full-field Breast Ultrasound in daily routine - are we there yet?

Grzegorz Marek Karwacki

There is a developing trend to introduce the automated fullfield breast ultrasound (AFBUS) as a replacement for handheld ultrasonography (HHUS) at least as a screening method for some groups of patients but is the newest incarnation of this diagnostic method really ready for daily routine? Breast ultrasound is a well accepted and reliable diagnostic method for evaluation of women with clinically or radiologically suspicious breast lesions.