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. 1995 Jan;71(1):137–139. doi: 10.1038/bjc.1995.28

The use of colour-coded and spectral Doppler ultrasound in the differentiation of benign and malignant breast lesions.

C Peters-Engl 1, M Medl 1, S Leodolter 1
PMCID: PMC2033465  PMID: 7819029

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of colour-coded and spectral Doppler sonography to predict the benign or malignant nature of breast lesions. A total of 112 women with mammographically suspicious breast lesions were investigated prior to surgery. Thirty-nine breast carcinomas and 73 benign lesions were evaluated for the resistance index, pulsatility index and the flow velocity. A resistance index of > or = 0.70 was characteristic of malignant tumours with a sensitivity of 82% and a specificity of 81%. The positive predictive value was 70% and the negative predictive value 89%. Doppler sonography offers one possible method for further investigation of patients with mammographic abnormalities.

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