RT Book, Section
A1 Cosgrove, David O.
A1 Svensson, William E.
A2 Fleischer, Arthur C.
A2 Toy, Eugene C.
A2 Lee, Wesley
A2 Manning, Frank A.
A2 Romero, Roberto J.
SR Print(0)
ID 1106711198
T1 ADVANCED BREAST ULTRASOUND
T2 Sonography in Obstetrics and Gynecology: Principles & Practice, 7e
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071547727
LK obgyn.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1106711198
RD 2024/04/23
AB DefinitionsElastography:  in  elastography,  strain  =  the  applied  force,  stress  =  the  tissues  deformation  in  response.  Young's  modulus  of  elasticity  is  stress/strain.  Shear  wave;  a  transverse  pressure  wave  that  travels  away  from  the  pushing  force  from  an  acoustic  radiation  force  pulse.Tsukuba  elastography  score:  a  subjective  scoring  system  from  1  to  5  of  the  amount  and  extent  of  the  stiffness  of  a  lesion.Fibroadenoma:  a  common  benign  tumor  composed  of  glandular  and  fibrous  tissue.Neovascularization:  new  vessels  supplying  a  tumor  that  are  derived  from  the  tissues  surrounding  a  cancer,  stimulated  by  angiogenesis  factors  secreted  by  the  tumor.Desmoplastic  reaction:  an  intense  fibrous  response  by  the  breast  tissue  due  to  a  malignancy  within  it.Granuloma:  a  fibrous  mass  that  forms  as  a  reaction  to  chronic  inflammation.Gynecomastia:  enlargement  of  the  male  breast  because  of  fatty  or  glandular  tissue  accumulation.Benign  breast  change:  a  group  of  poorly  defined  and  ill-understood  benign  alterations  in  breast  structure  that  may  be  cyclically  painful.Phyllodes  tumors:  a  rare  breast  tumor  with  a  structure  similar  to  a  fibroadenoma  but  with  a  malignant  potential.In  situ  carcinoma:  a  pre-invasive  malignancy  which  has  not  infiltrated  the  basement  membrane.