Comparing Breast Ultrasound Views (IMAGE)
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New ultrasound technology developed at Johns Hopkins can distinguish fluid from solid breast masses with near perfect accuracy, an advance that could save patients, especially those with dense breast tissue, from unnecessary follow-up exams, painful procedures and anxiety.
Conventional ultrasound of breast tissue compared to the new method. Conventional ultrasound relies on the amplitude of signals, turning high and low signals into blacks, whites and grays. The new method is “coherence-based,” meaning the image relies on how similar signals are to neighboring signals.
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