Research Article

Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse Technology in the Differential Diagnosis of Solid Breast Masses with Different Sizes: Which Features Are Most Efficient?

Figure 1

Images of the VTI Patterns 1–4. (a) VTI (right) shows a bright area (Pattern 1) corresponding to the hypoechoic mass in B-mode US (left); (b) VTI (right) shows no bright or dark areas (Pattern 2) corresponding to the hypoechoic mass in B-mode US (left); (c) VTI (right) shows a dark (grey) area (Pattern 3) corresponding to the hypoechoic mass in B-mode US (left); (d) VTI (right) shows a dark (black) area (Pattern 4) corresponding to the hypoechoic mass in B-mode US (left).
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