Optimal scanning technique to cover the whole breast using an automated breast volume scanner

Abstract

The four-scans technique for the major segments of the breast is thought to be an operator-independent, feasible method for performing automated breast US.

Accuracy of determining preoperative cancer extent measured by automated breast ultrasonography

“…4 Originally, ABVS was a diagnostic US system developed for breast cancer screening. The scanned data are preserved as three-dimensional (3D) volume data, and the lesions are evaluated using multiplanar reconstruction (MPR) images after scanning.…”

Quantitative assessment of spinal cord perfusion by using contrast-enhanced ultrasound in a porcine model with acute spinal cord contusion

“…Less blood flow was observed in epicenter on CDFI. Using CEUS, its enhancement pattern was hyperechoic and quantitative analysis showed that PI of the epicenter was significantly lower than adjacent 16 The most significant difference from previous studies was the perfusion in adjacent regions. A majority of studies reported significant posttraumatic hypoperfusion in adjacent segments of spinal cord.…”

Detectability of breast lesions under the nipple using an automated breast volume scanner: comparison with handheld ultrasonography

“…The Pharmaceutical Affairs Authority in Japan has approved the ABVS as a medical device, and Tozaki et al 7 have proposed a four-scan technique to cover the whole breast with the ABVS. This technique was devised through placing emphasis on fully encompassing even the peripheral regions of the mammary gland and, to this effect, has been being put forward as an optimal scanning method.…”

“…The scanning of the four segments of the breast included sequential scans in the upper-outer (C), lower-outer (D), lower-inner (B), and upper-inner (A) regions. 7 For all the scans, the scanning direction was from the periphery of the mammary gland to the nipple. Scanning was stopped after the nipple was scanned completely.…”

“…In April 2009, the Pharmaceutical Affairs Authority in Japan approved the ABVS as a medical device. Tozaki et al 7 proposed an optimal scanning technique to cover the whole breast with the ABVS. However, there are cases in which it is diffi cult to assess regions under the nipple due to shadowing artifact from the nipple surface, and this may constitute a pitfall of the ABVS technique.…”