B-Mode Ultrasound Imaging, Doppler Imaging, and Real-Time Elastography in Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma and Lymph Node Metastases
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
2.1. Equipment
2.2. Imaging Technique
2.3. Frequency
2.4. Focal Zone
2.5. Dynamic Range
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Ultrasonographic Appearance of Normal Skin
3.2. Assessment of Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma
3.3. Doppler Imaging
3.4. Elastography
3.5. Assessment of Lymph Nodes
3.6. Locoregional Spread
4. Conclusions
Conflicts of Interest
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Uematsu, T.; Kasami, M.; Kiyohara, Y. B-Mode Ultrasound Imaging, Doppler Imaging, and Real-Time Elastography in Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma and Lymph Node Metastases. Healthcare 2013, 1, 84-95. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare1010084
Uematsu T, Kasami M, Kiyohara Y. B-Mode Ultrasound Imaging, Doppler Imaging, and Real-Time Elastography in Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma and Lymph Node Metastases. Healthcare. 2013; 1(1):84-95. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare1010084
Chicago/Turabian StyleUematsu, Takayoshi, Masako Kasami, and Yoshio Kiyohara. 2013. "B-Mode Ultrasound Imaging, Doppler Imaging, and Real-Time Elastography in Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma and Lymph Node Metastases" Healthcare 1, no. 1: 84-95. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare1010084