Abstract:Mammography is the most important screening exam for early diagnosis of breast cancer. However, it still presents a lack of specificity, since a considerable number of suspicious lesions have to undergo surgical biopsy. Therefore, ultrasound (US) breast images have been used to improve diagnostics and decrease the number of unneeded biopsies for patients with palpable mass and inconclusive mammograms. Malignant breast tumors tend to present irregular and blurred contours while benign ones are usually round, sm… Show more
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