Abstract
As a result of the qualitative nature of B-mode ultrasound imaging, the diagnostic potential of ultrasound is limited. For example, in breast cancer detection, B-mode ultrasound is good at detecting lesions or abnormalities, that is, it has high sensitivity. However, B-mode ultrasound is not as good at classifying a lesion as malignant or benign, that is, it has low specificity. Therefore, developing techniques that can improve the specificity of ultrasonic imaging is highly medically significant.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | Ultrasound Imaging and Therapy |
| Publisher | CRC Press |
| Pages | 131-159 |
| Number of pages | 29 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781439866290 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781439866283 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2015 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine
- General Physics and Astronomy
- General Engineering
- General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology