Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation 58 (2014) 115–125 DOI 10.3233/CH-141884 IOS Press

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High resolution compression elastography and color doppler sonography in characterization of breast fibroadenoma D. Rjosk-Dendorfera,∗ , S. Reub , Z. Deaka , H. Hettericha , T. Kolbenc , M. Reisera and D.A. Cleverta a

Department for Clinical Radiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Hospital, Munich, Germany Institute of Pathology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany c Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Hospital, Munich, Germany b

Abstract. PURPOSE: To evaluate the use of color Doppler sonography and free hand sonoelastography in the assessment of breast fibroadenomas according to their size and shape. MATERIALS AND METHODS: From December 2012 to March 2013 women with 16 solid breast masses, classified as BIRADS category 3 or 4 were examined with B-mode ultrasound, sonoelastography and color Doppler sonography. Lesions were subdivided according to their shape in round, ovoid or macrolobulated and according to their size (