Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The automated breast ultrasound (ABUS) helps for localizing the palpable and non-palpable masses before performing the surgical excision. It is employed as a supplementary tool with the mammography (MG) in view of high incidence of breast cancer and where palpable mass/ fibroglandular tissue in the breast are indicated in women with the improved outcome. Dense breasts make the MGs quite challenging especially in younger women whereas breast ultrasound (BUS)- an imaging technique utilizing the ultrasonography may serve better for screening as well as diagnostic purposes with/ without MGs. The BUS is preferred over MG owing to the reason that ultrasound accompanies no pain and discomfort of the breast compression experienced in MGs. The guidelines for the breast sonography and a variety of breast findings along with final diagnosis usually depend on quite concerning features. The present review provides information about the general aspects of ultrasound, ABUS, MG, elastography, procedure of ABUS, and comparison of ABUS and other techniques. The procedure of the breast ultrasound is a non-invasive, safe, without any complications, and have none or very little special preparation. However, it is highly recommended that the breast ultrasound technician/ radiologist, or the concerned should have the proper clinical and technical expertise for understanding the technique, handling and evaluating the ultrasound imaging. The ABUS presents benefits over the other techniques especially the MG alone. It aids and improves/ overcomes the limitations of MG for dense breast. The procedure of the ABUS is comfortable/ safe and painless just like the ultrasound imaging carried out for children, and the total time required for the ABUS is minimal. The ABUS presents benefits over the other techniques especially the MG alone. It aids and improves/ overcomes the limitations of MG for dense breast. Hence, ABUS along with MG seems the appropriate combinations of two techniques for detecting and diagnosing properly the dense breast cancers.
Authors: Ameena Patel, Omar Babateen, Sulafa Ezzat Sharaf, Sumera Sohail, Muhammad S. Malki, Saleh E. Al-Malki, Zahir Hussain, S. Hafeezul Hassan, Abdulsalam A. Noorwali, M Hassan Hussain, Yonis Aqeel N. Allohibi, Christopher S. Gondi, Lusine Demirkhanyan
Language: English
Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4416859618