Author/Editor		Frangež, Tomaž
Title		Ultrazvočna preiskava dojke
Translated title		Breast ultrasound
Type		članek
Source		In: Takač I, Arko D, editors. 30 let Centra za bolezni dojk v Mariboru. Zbornik predavanj Simpozij z mednarodno udeležbo; 2003 maj 23; Maribor. Maribor: Splošna bolnišnica Maribor,
Publication year		2003
Volume		str. 63-70
Language		slo
Abstract		Next to mammography, breast ultrasound (US) is the most important imaging diagnostic tool for revealing breast diseases, primarily in younger women, in dense and complex breasts, in high-risk women and in case of nonconclusive mammographic findings. It is based on the use of powerful US devices equipped with high-frequency transducers of peak frequencies between 8 and 10 MHz, and on different examination techniques. Highly sensitive Doppler (color and powerDoppler) increases the possibility of also revealing small and nonpalpable carcinomas, thus improving US sensitivity for nonpalpable carcinomas. Sonography plays an important role in local and regional staging, demonstrating intraductal spread and multifocality, better demonstrated by three-dimensional imaging. It can easy guide fine needle aspirations and larger biopsies, including vacuum-assisted breast biopsy as well as preoperative wire localization.
Descriptors		BREAST DISEASES BREAST NEOPLASMS