Axillary lymph node status in BIRADS 4-5 female patients: can shear wave and strain ultrasound elastography help?

Abstract Background The status of axillary nodes is a determining factor of management and prognosis for patients having a recent diagnosis of breast cancer. Axillary nodes are usually evaluated by ultrasonography (US) and biopsy, if indicated. Ultrasound-guided sampling and intraoperative or sentin...

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Main Authors: Dalia Salaheldin Elmesidy, Menna Allah Gaber Ahmed Mohamed Eissa, Soha Talaat Hamed, Omar Zakaria Youssef, Omnia Mokhtar Nada, Lamiaa Mohamed Bassam Hashem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-07-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43055-021-00560-8