الفهرس 
Anatomy of the breastOnly 14 pages are availabe for public view
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Abstract
Background: Fibroadenomas are one of the most common benign diseases of the breast varying in number and size in all quadrants of the breast. Less than 2% of lesions with the typical ultrasound features of a fibroadenoma, are found to be malignant on biopsy.
Aim of the Work: To evaluate the diagnostic performance of combined ultrasonography and strain elastography and to compare the imaging characteristics of fibroadenomas with other benign and malignant mimics and assess the results by histopathological characteristics.
Patients and Methods: Type of Study: Cross-sectional study. Study Setting: The study was conducted at Ain Shams University Hospitals, Radiodiagnosis department. Study Period: 6 months (from March 2020 till September 2020). Study Population: Female Patients with breast lumps.
Results: Ultrasound elastography combined with B-mode ultrasonography had shown variable degrees of sensitivity and specificity. However, in our study it showed high sensitivity and specificity as compared to other studies. The most reliable tool in our study was the strain ratio having the highest sensitivity and specificity.
Conclusion: Strain elastography combined to B-mode sonography improves the diagnostic performance of differentiating benign from malignant well circumscribed breast lesions with an additional benefit of preventing unnecessary biopsies and speeding up the diagnosis of malignant lesions instead of follow up of the patient for early diagnosis of malignancies.