Staren E D, Fine R
Rush Medical College, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Am Surg. 1996 Feb;62(2):108-12.
Until recently, use of ultrasound in the breast was limited primarily to the differentiation of the solid versus cystic nature of nonpalpable, mammographically-detected masses. Advancements in ultrasound technology have allowed for delineation of specific ultrasonographic characteristics of breast masses and, as such, placement of these masses into categories based on their relative risk of malignancy. Depending on that relative risk, ultrasound-guided needle aspiration and/or core biopsy of these masses may be performed. Both diagnostic ultrasound and ultrasound-guided needle biopsy of the breast have been demonstrated to be quite accurate. These techniques may avoid many unnecessary open biopsies for benign lesions and facilitate therapeutic planning for malignant lesions.
直到最近，超声在乳腺中的应用主要局限于对乳腺钼靶检查发现的不可触及肿块的实性与囊性性质进行鉴别。超声技术的进步使得能够描绘乳腺肿块的特定超声特征，因此可根据这些肿块的相对恶性风险对其进行分类。根据相对风险，可对这些肿块进行超声引导下的针吸活检和/或粗针活检。乳腺诊断性超声和超声引导下针吸活检均已被证明相当准确。这些技术可避免对良性病变进行许多不必要的开放性活检，并有助于对恶性病变进行治疗规划。
