Association of conventional ultrasound elastography and clinicopathological factors with axillary lymph node status in invasive ductal breast carcinoma with sizes 10 mm

摘要

BackgroundTo evaluate whether conventional ultrasound, elastography [conventional strain elastography of elasticity imaging, acoustic radiation force impulse induced strain elastography of virtual touch tissue imaging, and a novel two-dimensional shear wave elastography of virtual touch tissue imaging quantification] and clinicopathological factors are associated with axillary lymph node metastasis in invasive ductal breast carcinoma with sizes > 10 mm.