Quantitative Nonlinear Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound of the Breast.
OBJECTIVE
Breast cancer is the most frequent type of cancer among women (25% of all cancers). The angiogenic process that fuels the growth of tumors is a potential early indicator for differentiating between malignant and benign tumors. Recently, the use of microbubble-based contrast agents combined with ultrasound has allowed the development of contrast agent-specific imaging modes that provide visualization of tumor neovascularity.


CONCLUSION
Contrast-enhanced Doppler, harmonic, and subharmonic imaging are some of the imaging modes that have been investigated for visualizing and quantifying the vascularity in breast tumors.
['Sridharan|Anush|A|', 'Eisenbrey|John R|JR|', 'Dave|Jaydev K|JK|', 'Forsberg|Flemming|F|']
D001943:Breast Neoplasms D003287:Contrast Media D005260:Female D006801:Humans D045423:Microbubbles D016217:Ultrasonography, Mammary
ultrasound breast subharmonic imaging microbubble contrast agent