Sonographic and Pathologic Image Analysis of Pure Mucinous Carcinoma of the Breast

• Published in: Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology Vol. 39; no. 7; pp. 1158 - 1167
• Main Authors: Kaoku, Setsuko, Konishi, Eiichi, Fujimoto, Yasuhisa, Tohno, Eriko, Shiina, Tsuyoshi, Kondo, Kengo, Yamazaki, Sanae, Kajihara, Mariko, Shinkura, Nobuhiko, Yanagisawa, Akio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Inc 01.07.2013; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous; Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous - diagnostic imaging; Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous - pathology; Adult; Aged; Algorithms; Back-scattering; Breast; Breast Neoplasms; Breast Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging; Breast Neoplasms - pathology; carcinoma; computer software; experts; Female; Humans; image analysis; Image Enhancement; Image Enhancement - methods; Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted - methods; ImageJ; Internal echoes; Middle Aged; Mucinous carcinoma; mucins; neoplasm cells; Observer Variation; patients; Posterior echoes; Quantitative analysis; Radiology; Reproducibility of Results; Sensitivity and Specificity; Ultrasonography; Ultrasonography, Mammary; Ultrasonography, Mammary - methods; Mucinous carcinoma; Back-scattering; ImageJ; Ultrasonography; Breast; Posterior echoes; Internal echoes; Quantitative analysis

The aims of this study were to elucidate sonographic and histologic features of pure mucinous carcinoma (P-MC) of the breast using quantitative analysis and to evaluate the relationship between quantitative analysis and visual qualitative assessment. Eleven P-MCs (nine patients) were evaluated quali...