Dear Ultrasound Insider,
Research continues to validate ultrasound elastography's value in characterizing breast lesions. In a recent presentation, real-time sonoelastography was found to be an excellent complement to other imaging modalities, offering accurate and reproducible results.
The multicenter Italian study found the technique yielded particular benefit in BI-RADS 3 patients, offering the potential to reduce the number of biopsies, according to presenter Dr. Giorgio Rizzatto of General Hospital in Gorizia. In addition, patients' follow-up intervals could be lengthened based on sonoelastography results, he said.
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In another recent presentation, a U.S. multicenter trial also found favorable results with elasticity imaging for evaluating breast tumors. For that article, click here.
Also, if you haven't done so already, check out our coverage of a grassroots lobbying effort aiming to persuade the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to relax its black box warning on the use of two echocardiography contrast agents. You can find that story here.
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