Sonographic Elastography of Mastitis.

Sonographic Elastography of Mastitis.

Sousaris Nicholas; Barr Richard G

Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine

2016

2016-08

Sonographic elastography has been shown to be a useful imaging modality in characterizing breast lesions as benign or malignant. However, in preliminary research, mastitis has given false-positive findings on both strain and shear wave elastography. In this article, we review the findings in mastitis with and without abscess formation on both strain and shear wave elastography. The elastographic findings in all cases were suggestive of a malignancy according to published thresholds. In cases of mastitis with abscess formation, there is a characteristic appearance, with a central very soft area (abscess cavity) and a very stiff outer rim (edema and inflammation). This appearance should raise the suspicion of mastitis with abscess formation, since these findings are rare in breast cancers.

Adult; Female; Humans; Middle Aged; Aged; Retrospective Studies; Ultrasonography; Sensitivity and Specificity; breast; breast ultrasound; Breast/diagnostic imaging; Elasticity Imaging Techniques/*methods; elastography; mastitis; Mastitis/*diagnostic imaging; shear wave elastography; strain elastography; Diagnosis; Differential; Computer-Assisted; Image Interpretation; Mammary/*methods

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