Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasonography in the Diagnosis and Treatment Modulation of Breast Cancer

The aim of this paper is to highlight the role of contrast-enhanced ultrasound in breast cancer in terms of diagnosis, staging and follow-up of the post-treatment response. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is successfully used to diagnose multiple pathologies and has also clinical relevance in br...

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Published in:Journal of personalized medicine 2021-01, Vol.11 (2), p.81
Main Authors: Boca Bene, Ioana, Dudea, Sorin M, Ciurea, Anca I
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acute coronary syndromes
Breast cancer
Chemotherapy
Contraindications
Contrast agents
Diagnosis
Hydrogenation
Lymph nodes
Medical prognosis
Precision medicine
Pulmonary arteries
Pulmonary hypertension
Respiratory distress syndrome
Review
Tumors
Ultrasonic imaging
Ultrasound
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Summary:The aim of this paper is to highlight the role of contrast-enhanced ultrasound in breast cancer in terms of diagnosis, staging and follow-up of the post-treatment response. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is successfully used to diagnose multiple pathologies and has also clinical relevance in breast cancer. CEUS has high accuracy in differentiating benign from malignant lesions by analyzing the enhancement characteristics and calculating the time-intensity curve's quantitative parameters. It also has a significant role in axillary staging, especially when the lymph nodes are not suspicious on clinical examination and have a normal appearance on gray-scale ultrasound. The most significant clinical impact consists of predicting the response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy, which offers the possibility of adjusting the therapy by dynamically evaluating the patient. CEUS is a high-performance, feasible, non-irradiating, accessible, easy-to-implement imaging method and has proven to be a valuable addition to breast ultrasound.
ISSN:2075-4426
2075-4426
DOI:10.3390/jpm11020081