Added Value of Contrast-enhanced Ultrasound for BI RADS 4A Nodules (BIRADS)

Zhejiang University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Breast Cancer; Pathology; Ultrasound

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04929132

SAHZhejiangU 123

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study was to investigate the added value of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) for differentiating low risk patients with breast nodules categorized as 4A using the Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS).

Full description

The aim of this study was to investigate the added value of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) for differentiating low risk patients with breast nodules categorized as 4A using the Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS). The study included patients with 4A nodules confirmed by core biopsy and/or surgery. The CEUS parameters were assessed to evaluated the added value in BI-RADS 4A nodules

Enrollment: 500 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

patients with nodules which were sonographically classified as BI-RADS 4 A breast lesion

Exclusion criteria

(i) absence of a pathologic diagnosis; (ii) presence of breast nodules that were too large to compare with normal parenchyma; (iii) patients with radiotherapy and chemotherapy of breast cancer; and (iv) skin disorders.