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Mastitis ultrasound
Introduction
Overview
Overview
On ultrasound mastitis may show edema of the fatty tissue, hypoechoic areas in the breast tissue, dilated ducts, fluid collections[1] or irregular hypoechoic masses suspicious for malignancy[2][3] or hypoechoic mass-like lesions.[4]
Ultrasound
Ultrasound
On ultrasound mastitis may show edema of the fatty tissue, hypoechoic areas in the breast tissue, dilated ducts, fluid collections[1] or irregular hypoechoic masses suspicious for malignancy[2][3] or hypoechoic mass-like lesions.[4]
References
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jari I, Naum AG, Ursaru M, Manafu EG, Gheorghe L, Negru D (2015). “BREAST INFECTIONS: DIAGNOSIS WITH ULTRASOUND AND MAMMOGRAPHY”. Rev Med Chir Soc Med Nat Iasi. 119 (2): 419–24. PMID 26204646.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cheng L, Reddy V, Solmos G, Watkins L, Cimbaluk D, Bitterman P; et al. (2015). “Mastitis, a Radiographic, Clinical, and Histopathologic Review”. Breast J. 21 (4): 403–9. doi:10.1111/tbj.12430. PMID 25940456.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Yildiz S, Aralasmak A, Kadioglu H, Toprak H, Yetis H, Gucin Z; et al. (2015). “Radiologic findings of idiopathic granulomatous mastitis”. Med Ultrason. 17 (1): 39–44. doi:10.11152/mu.2013.2066.171.rfm. PMID 25745656.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Tan H, Li R, Peng W, Liu H, Gu Y, Shen X (2013). “Radiological and clinical features of adult non-puerperal mastitis”. Br J Radiol. 86 (1024): 20120657. doi:10.1259/bjr.20120657. PMC 3635790. PMID 23392197.
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