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Lead
Mayo Clinic
With
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
OBJECTIVES:
* To study in vivo detection of breast masses by vibro-acoustography (VA) imaging.
* To evaluate the performance of VA imaging in differentiating between benign and malignant breast masses identified as BI-RADS 4 or 5.
OUTLINE: Patients undergo clinical mammography of the breast, followed by vibro-acoustography (VA) imaging using ultrasonography over 90 minutes. Patients may also undergo further imaging using clinical ultrasonography.
Age
21–any
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
Suspiciuos breast lesions identified as BI-RADS 4 or 5 and 3
Hormone receptor status not specified
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
Female
Menopausal status not specified
Not pregnant
No condition that does not allow proper use of study imaging devices
