Comparison of Shear-Wave and Strain Ultrasound Elastography for Evaluating Fat Induration after Breast Reconstruction

Comparison of Shear-Wave and Strain Ultrasound Elastography for Evaluating Fat Induration after Breast Reconstruction

I n autologous breast reconstruction after mastec-tomy, fat induration is a rather common complication that causes deep tissue infection, pain, and contracture deformity. Follow-up for fat induration provides important clues after breast reconstruction with an autologous flap because fat induration is the clinical stage before fat necrosis that may lead to the need for corrective surgery. Our u...

Ultrasound Shear-Wave Elastography for Follow-Up Fat Induration after Breast Reconstruction with an Autologous Flap

Fat induration is associated with necrosis and remains a common complication in breast reconstructions with autologous flaps after mastectomy. Fat induration can cause deep tissue infection, pain, distress, and anxiety. However, the diagnosis for this problem has not been objectively defined. In the current article, We will share our experience of using ultrasound shear-wave elastography with 1...

clinical application of shear wave elastography in breast masses

results of the 133 breast lesions, 32 were malignant and 101 were benign. in the differentiation of benign and malignant lesions, conventional us resulted in sensitivity of 100 %, specificity of 43.0 %, ppv of 57.1 %, npv of 36.7 %, and accuracy of 100 %. regarding swe, the sensitivity, specificity, ppv, npv, and accuracy values based on emax were 84.4 %, 89.1 %, 71.1 %, 94.7 %, and 88.0 %, res...

The emergence of shear wave elastography in ultrasound

Male Breast Abscess Mimicking Malignancy: Clinical, Mammographic, Ultrasound, and Shear-Wave Elastography Findings

A variety of same pathologic conditions in the female breast, from benign to malignancy, have been reported for the male breast. In a symptomatic male patient with a palpable abnormality, gynecomastia and skin lesions account for the majority of pathologic conditions [1-3]. Breast abscess is also possible benign condition in men, but it is extremely rare [1-3]. Male breast abscess may have unfa...