2012
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2012.31.6.885
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New Image Processing Technique for Evaluating Breast Microcalcifications

Abstract: MicroPure imaging identified significantly more breast microcalcifications than gray scale US.

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“…Some authors have reported 95 % sensitivity for the sonographic detection of microcalcifications [7,15], while others consider ultrasound unsuitable for this purpose [12]. Despite good correlation between breast ultrasound and mammography, mammography continues to be superior to ultrasound and remains the gold standard for detecting microcalcifications [3,16]. Following Mostbeck's editorial in the August 2012 issue of this journal, we addressed the question whether better sonographic detection of microcalcifications could improve cancer detection in mammographically dense breasts [4].…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Some authors have reported 95 % sensitivity for the sonographic detection of microcalcifications [7,15], while others consider ultrasound unsuitable for this purpose [12]. Despite good correlation between breast ultrasound and mammography, mammography continues to be superior to ultrasound and remains the gold standard for detecting microcalcifications [3,16]. Following Mostbeck's editorial in the August 2012 issue of this journal, we addressed the question whether better sonographic detection of microcalcifications could improve cancer detection in mammographically dense breasts [4].…”
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confidence: 99%
“…However, the current US technology is still considered to be an unreliable method for the detection or evaluation of microcalcifications compared to mammography in clinical use [7], [10], [22]–[27]. A new commercial image processing technique to show more microcalcifications than gray scale US was proposed before, but it was merely an integrated software program that used a filter technique in order to detect only isolated points using higher brightness compared to the surrounding breast tissue [28]. Performers could become confused because of clustered microcalcifications or hyperechoic background including glandular and fibrous tissue [28].…”
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confidence: 99%
“…A new commercial image processing technique to show more microcalcifications than gray scale US was proposed before, but it was merely an integrated software program that used a filter technique in order to detect only isolated points using higher brightness compared to the surrounding breast tissue [28]. Performers could become confused because of clustered microcalcifications or hyperechoic background including glandular and fibrous tissue [28]. Thus, an imaging technique intrinsically based on microcalcifications is indeed required.…”
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“…Why is this the case? Technical advancements in US have improved the detection of microcalcifications [2, 32,34,52]. According to BI-RADS [59], microcalcifications are characterized as "probably benign", "suspicious abnormality" (amorphous or indistinct calcifications) and "highly suggestive of malignancy" (pleomorphic or heterogeneous calcifications [granular], fine, linear or fine, linear dendritic calcifications), whereby the distribution pattern (clustered, linear, segmented, regional, diffuse/scattered) is an important characterization parameter.…”
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“…Histologie einen axillĂ€ren Lymphknotenbefall keinesfalls "ausschließen" kann. 32,34,52]. Mikrokalk wird mammografisch nach BI-RADS [59] in "typisch gutartig", "mittelgradig suspekt" (amorphe oder unscharfe Verkalkungen) und "höhere Wahrscheinlichkeit fĂŒr MalignitĂ€t" (pleomorphe oder heterogene Verkalkungen [granulĂ€r], feine, lineare oder feine, lineare, verĂ€stelte Verkalkungen) eingeteilt, wobei das Verteilungsmuster (gruppiert, linear, segmental, regional, diffus/verstreut) ein wichtiger Parameter der Charakterisierung ist.…”
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