Abstract
Article: Contribution of Sonoelastographic Scoring to B-Mode Sonography in the Evaluation of Breast Masses
Authors: Funda Dinç Elibol and Önder Yeniçeri
Category: Breast [BR]
Credit: 1.0 SDMS CME Credit
Objectives: After studying the article titled “Contribution of Sonoelastographic Scoring to B-Mode Sonography in the Evaluation of Breast Masses,” you will be able to:
Understand the use of sonography in the evaluation of breast lesions
Describe the two types of sonoelastography
Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of sonoelastography in the evaluation of breast lesions
In the strain elastography technique, what is used to measure tissue stiffness? Compressive acoustic waves External tissue pressure Fremitus Color pattern analysis
Lesions greater than _______ diameter were excluded from the study. 3 mm 5 mm 2 cm 5 cm
What does a score of 1 on the Tsukuba Score scale indicate? Strain throughout the entire hypoechoic lesion Strain in most of the hypoechoic lesion with some areas of no strain No strain throughout the entire hypoechoic lesion Strain at the periphery of the hypoechoic lesion
What was the mean age of the 73 participants in the study? 47.02 58.22 63.45 45.55
In this study, what was the mean strain value in benign lesions? 1.25 2.78 3.08 4.62
In this study, what was the mean strain value in malignant lesions? 1.25 2.78 3.08 4.62
What was a limitation of this study? Too few participants Difficulty of applying strain elastography Equipment reliability Operator variations
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