USG :: Ultrasonography

Breast cancer detection using deep learning techniques: challenges and future directions

Multimedia Tools and Applications.2025; 84(6): 3257. CrossRef

A multi-task self-supervised approach for mass detection in automated breast ultrasound using double attention recurrent residual U-Net

Poorya MohammadiNasab, Atousa Khakbaz, Hamid Behnam, Ehsan Kozegar, Mohsen Soryani

Computers in Biology and Medicine.2025; 188: 109829. CrossRef

Automated Breast Volume Scanner Is More Valuable Than Hand-Held Ultrasound in Diagnosis of Small Breast cancer

Lixia Yan, Luxia Jing, Qing Lu, Xi Wang, Wujian Mao, Peilei Wang, Mengna Zhan, Beijian Huang

Ultrasound Quarterly.2024; 40(1): 66. CrossRef

Mass detection in automated three dimensional breast ultrasound using cascaded convolutional neural networks

Sepideh Barekatrezaei, Ehsan Kozegar, Masoumeh Salamati, Mohsen Soryani

Physica Medica.2024; 124: 103433. CrossRef

Evaluation of Treatment Response in Patients with Breast Cancer

Saima Muzahir, Gary A. Ulaner, David M. Schuster

Clinics Collections.2024; 14(1): 289. CrossRef

Analysis of background echotexture on automated breast ultrasound using BI‐RADS and modified classification: Association with clinical features and mammographic density

Eun Jung Choi, Hyemi Choi, Jung Hee Byon, Ji Hyun Youk

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound.2023; 51(4): 687. CrossRef

Evaluation of Treatment Response in Patients with Breast Cancer

Saima Muzahir, Gary A. Ulaner, David M. Schuster

Noise-robustness test for ultrasound breast nodule neural network models as medical devices

Jiaxin Jiang, Xiaoya Jiang, Lei Xu, Yan Zhang, Yuwen Zheng, Dexing Kong

Frontiers in Oncology.2023;[Epub] CrossRef

Conformable ultrasound breast patch for deep tissue scanning and imaging

Wenya Du, Lin Zhang, Emma Suh, Dabin Lin, Colin Marcus, Lara Ozkan, Avani Ahuja, Sara Fernandez, Ikra Iftekhar Shuvo, David Sadat, Weiguo Liu, Fei Li, Anantha P. Chandrakasan, Tolga Ozmen, Canan Dagdeviren

Cost-effective, portable, patient-dedicated three-dimensional automated breast ultrasound for point-of-care breast cancer screening

Claire Keun Sun Park, Tiana Trumpour, Amal Aziz, Jeffrey Scott Bax, David Tessier, Lori Gardi, Aaron Fenster

A Review of Imaging Methods and Recent Nanoparticles for Breast Cancer Diagnosis

Fahimeh Aminolroayaei, Saghar Shahbazi-Gahrouei, Amir Khorasani, Daryoush Shahbazi-Gahrouei

Danilo Avola, Luigi Cinque, Alessio Fagioli, Gianluca Foresti, Alessio Mecca

ACM Computing Surveys.2022; 54(3): 1. CrossRef

Francesca Galati, Giuliana Moffa, Federica Pediconi

European Journal of Radiology.2022; 146: 110051. CrossRef

Fully automatic classification of automated breast ultrasound (ABUS) imaging according to BI-RADS using a deep convolutional neural network

Patryk Hejduk, Magda Marcon, Jan Unkelbach, Alexander Ciritsis, Cristina Rossi, Karol Borkowski, Andreas Boss

European Radiology.2022; 32(7): 4868. CrossRef

Evaluation of Diagnostic Performance of Automatic Breast Volume Scanner Compared to Handheld Ultrasound on Different Breast Lesions: A Systematic Review

Shahad A. Ibraheem, Rozi Mahmud, Suraini Mohamad Saini, Hasyma Abu Hassan, Aysar Sabah Keiteb, Ahmed M. Dirie

Different Types of Ultrasound Probes Usage for Multi-Angle Conventional 3D Ultrasound Compound Imaging: A Breast Phantom Study

Applied Sciences.2022; 12(5): 2689. CrossRef

Spatially tracked whole‐breast three‐dimensional ultrasound system toward point‐of‐care breast cancer screening in high‐risk women with dense breasts

Claire Keun Sun Park, Shuwei Xing, Samuel Papernick, Nathan Orlando, Eric Knull, Carla Du Toit, Jeffrey Scott Bax, Lori Gardi, Kevin Barker, David Tessier, Aaron Fenster

Medical Physics.2022; 49(6): 3944. CrossRef

Breast lesion detection using an anchor-free network from ultrasound images with segmentation-based enhancement

The Role of Deep Learning in Advancing Breast Cancer Detection Using Different Imaging Modalities: A Systematic Review

Mohammad Madani, Mohammad Mahdi Behzadi, Sheida Nabavi

Nipple Localization in Automated Whole Breast Ultrasound Coronal Scans Using Ensemble Learning

Alex Noel Joseph Raj, Ruban Nersisson, Vijayalakshmi G. V. Mahesh, Zhemin Zhuang

Ultrasonic Imaging.2021; 43(1): 29. CrossRef

False-negative results on computer-aided detection software in preoperative automated breast ultrasonography of breast cancer patients

Youngjune Kim, Jiwon Rim, Sun Mi Kim, Bo La Yun, So Yeon Park, Hye Shin Ahn, Bohyoung Kim, Mijung Jang

Ultrasonography.2021; 40(1): 83. CrossRef

An Overview of Systems and Techniques for Autonomous Robotic Ultrasound Acquisitions

IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics.2021; 3(2): 510. CrossRef

Breast intervention surgery robot under image navigation: A review

Zhang Xinran, Du Haiyan, Lu Mingyue, Zhang Yongde

Advances in Mechanical Engineering.2021;[Epub] CrossRef

ABUS examination time: An observational study of operators’ experience

Özge Kovan, Nilgün Güldoğan, Ebru Yılmaz, Aydan Arslan

Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences.2021; 52(3): 374. CrossRef

Assessment and Prediction of Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer: A Comparison of Imaging Modalities and Future Perspectives

Valeria Romeo, Giuseppe Accardo, Teresa Perillo, Luca Basso, Nunzia Garbino, Emanuele Nicolai, Simone Maurea, Marco Salvatore

Transforming obstetric ultrasound into data science using eye tracking, voice recording, transducer motion and ultrasound video

Lior Drukker, Harshita Sharma, Richard Droste, Mohammad Alsharid, Pierre Chatelain, J. Alison Noble, Aris T. Papageorghiou

Does automated breast ultrasound (ABUS) add to breast tomosynthesis (DBT) in assessment of lesions in dense breasts?

Rania Mohamed Hegazy, Omnia Mokhtar Nada, Engy A. Ali

Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine.2021;[Epub] CrossRef

Second-Generation 3D Automated Breast Ultrasonography (Prone ABUS) for Dense Breast Cancer Screening Integrated to Mammography: Effectiveness, Performance and Detection Rates

Gianluca Gatta, Salvatore Cappabianca, Daniele La Forgia, Raffaella Massafra, Annarita Fanizzi, Vincenzo Cuccurullo, Luca Brunese, Alberto Tagliafico, Roberto Grassi

Journal of Personalized Medicine.2021; 11(9): 875. CrossRef

Clinical Application of Automated Breast Ultrasound

Clinical Ultrasound.2021; 6(2): 35. CrossRef

Diagnostic performance of combined use of automated breast volume scanning & hand-held ultrasound for breast lesions

Jialin Liu, Yang Zhou, Jialing Wu, Peng Li, Xinyu Liang, Haonan Duan, Xueqing Wu, Xiukun Hou, Xiaofeng Li

Indian Journal of Medical Research.2021; 154(2): 347. CrossRef

The Japanese Breast Cancer Society Clinical Practice Guidelines for Breast Cancer Screening and Diagnosis, 2018 Edition

Takayoshi Uematsu, Kazutaka Nakashima, Mari Kikuchi, Kazunori Kubota, Akihiko Suzuki, Shogo Nakano, Kouichi Hirokaga, Ken Yamaguchi, Shigehira Saji, Hiroji Iwata

Computer-aided tumor detection in automated breast ultrasound using a 3-D convolutional neural network

Woo Kyung Moon, Yao-Sian Huang, Chin-Hua Hsu, Ting-Yin Chang Chien, Jung Min Chang, Su Hyun Lee, Chiun-Sheng Huang, Ruey-Feng Chang

Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine.2020; 190: 105360. CrossRef

Breast Cancer Classification in Automated Breast Ultrasound Using Multiview Convolutional Neural Network with Transfer Learning

Yi Wang, Eun Jung Choi, Younhee Choi, Hao Zhang, Gong Yong Jin, Seok-Bum Ko

Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology.2020; 46(5): 1119. CrossRef

Comparison of automated versus hand-held breast US in supplemental screening in asymptomatic women with dense breasts: is there a difference regarding woman preference, lesion detection and lesion characterization?

Burçin Tutar, Gül Esen Icten, Nilgün Guldogan, Halil Kara, Akif Enes Arıkan, Onur Tutar, Cihan Uras

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics.2020; 301(5): 1257. CrossRef

Screening Breast Ultrasound: Update After 10 Years of Breast Density Notification Laws

American Journal of Roentgenology.2020; 214(6): 1424. CrossRef

A Review of Breast Density Implications and Breast Cancer Screening

Clinical Breast Cancer.2020; 20(4): 283. CrossRef

3D Ultrasound: Visualization of Volumetric Data

L. V. Osipov, N. S. Kulberg, D. V. Leonov, S. P. Morozov

Biomedical Engineering.2020; 54(2): 149. CrossRef

Utility and Diagnostic Performance of Automated Breast Ultrasound System in Evaluating Pure Non-Mass Enhancement on Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Bo Ra Kwon, Jung Min Chang, Soo-Yeon Kim, Su Hyun Lee, Sung Ui Shin, Ann Yi, Nariya Cho, Woo Kyung Moon

Korean Journal of Radiology.2020; 21(11): 1210. CrossRef

The added advantage of automated breast ultrasound to mammographically detected different breast lesions in patients with dense breasts

Engy A. Ali, Alaa M. Ahmed, Noha A. Elsaid

Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine.2020;[Epub] CrossRef

3D tumor detection in automated breast ultrasound using deep convolutional neural network

Yanfeng Li, Wen Wu, Houjin Chen, Lin Cheng, Shu Wang

Medical Physics.2020; 47(11): 5669. CrossRef

Beyond kappa: an informational index for diagnostic agreement in dichotomous and multivalue ordered-categorical ratings

Alberto Casagrande, Francesco Fabris, Rossano Girometti

Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing.2020; 58(12): 3089. CrossRef

Image quality and artifacts in automated breast ultrasonography

Ultrasonography.2019; 38(1): 83. CrossRef

A computer-assisted system for handheld whole-breast ultrasonography

Filip Šroubek, Michal Bartoš, Jan Schier, Zuzana Bílková, Barbara Zitová, Jan Vydra, Iva Macová, Jan Daneš, Lukáš Lambert

International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery.2019; 14(3): 509. CrossRef

Computer-Aided Detection with Automated Breast Ultrasonography for Suspicious Lesions Detected on Breast MRI

Sanghee Kim, Bong Joo Kang, Sung Hun Kim, Jeongmin Lee, Ga Eun Park

Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging.2019; 23(1): 46. CrossRef

Automatic Breast Volume Scanner versus Handheld Ultrasound in Differentiation of Benign and Malignant Breast Lesions: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology.2019; 45(8): 1874. CrossRef

Diagnostic Performance Using Automated Breast Ultrasound System for Breast Cancer in Chinese Women Aged 40 Years or Older: A Comparative Study

Li Zhang, Ling-Yun Bao, Yan-Juan Tan, Luo-Qian Zhu, Xiao-Jing Xu, Qing-Qing Zhu, Yan-Na Shan, Jing Zhao, Le-Si Xie, Jan Liu

Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology.2019; 45(12): 3137. CrossRef

Automated breast ultrasound (ABUS) as a screening tool: initial experience

Amera Abd Elsalam Mostafa, Mohamed Adel Eltomey, Ashraf Mohammed Elaggan, Amel A. Hashish

Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine.2019;[Epub] CrossRef

The performance of 3D ABUS versus HHUS in the visualisation and BI-RADS characterisation of breast lesions in a large cohort of 1,886 women

European Radiology.2018; 28(2): 592. CrossRef

Automated breast ultrasound: basic principles and emerging clinical applications

Martina Zanotel, Iliana Bednarova, Viviana Londero, Anna Linda, Michele Lorenzon, Rossano Girometti, Chiara Zuiani

La radiologia medica.2018; 123(1): 1. CrossRef

Ultrasound Imaging Technologies for Breast Cancer Detection and Management: A Review

Rongrong Guo, Guolan Lu, Binjie Qin, Baowei Fei

Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology.2018; 44(1): 37. CrossRef

Preliminary Results of a New Auxiliary Mechatronic Near-Field Radar System to 3D Mammography for Early Detection of Breast Cancer

Ashkan Ghanbarzadeh Dagheyan, Ali Molaei, Richard Obermeier, Andrew Westwood, Aida Martinez, Jose Martinez Lorenzo

Invited Commentary: Handheld or Automated—Staying Focused on the Goals of Screening US, with Response from Drs van Zelst and Mann

RadioGraphics.2018; 38(3): 683. CrossRef

Feasibility for Ultrasound Pad Material for the Evaluation Axillary Region of Automated Breast Ultrasound Equipment

Journal of Radiological Science and Technology.2018; 41(3): 231. CrossRef

Ecografía automática de mama para la detección de lesiones mamarias: Comparación con la ecografía mamaria convencional

Isaac Daimiel Naranjo, Vicente Martínez de Vega, Susana Linares González, Diana Mollinedo, Leire Álvarez Perez, Margarita Rubio Alonso

Revista de Senología y Patología Mamaria.2018; 31(3): 108. CrossRef

Comparison of mammography, digital breast tomosynthesis, automated breast ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging in evaluation of residual tumor after neoadjuvant chemotherapy

Jiyoon Park, Eun Young Chae, Joo Hee Cha, Hee Jung Shin, Woo Jung Choi, Young-Wook Choi, Hak Hee Kim

European Journal of Radiology.2018; 108: 261. CrossRef

Assessing Multi-Modality Breast Cancer Screening Strategies for BRCA 1/2 Gene Mutation Carriers and Other High-Risk Populations

aalar aalayan, Turgay Ayer, Donatus U. Ekwueme

SSRN Electronic Journal .2018;[Epub] CrossRef

Breast cancer screening programs: Review of merits, demerits, and recent recommendations practiced across the world

Journal of Microscopy and Ultrastructure.2017; 5(2): 59. CrossRef

Can mechanical imaging increase the specificity of mammography screening?

Magnus Dustler, Daniel Förnvik, Pontus Timberg, Ingvar Andersson, Hannie Petersson, Håkan Brorson, Anders Tingberg, Sophia Zackrisson

European Radiology.2017; 27(8): 3217. CrossRef

Comparison between automated breast volume scanner (ABVS) versus hand-held ultrasound as a second look procedure after magnetic resonance imaging

Rossano Girometti, Martina Zanotel, Viviana Londero, Massimo Bazzocchi, Chiara Zuiani

European Radiology.2017; 27(9): 3767. CrossRef

Breast cancer detection in automated 3D breast ultrasound using iso-contours and cascaded RUSBoosts

Ehsan Kozegar, Mohsen Soryani, Hamid Behnam, Masoumeh Salamati, Tao Tan

Agreement Between an Automated Volume Breast Scanner and Handheld Ultrasound for Diagnostic Breast Examinations

Richard G. Barr, Robert DeVita, Stamatia Destounis, Federica Manzoni, Annalisa De Silvestri, Carmine Tinelli

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine.2017; 36(10): 2087. CrossRef

Automated 3D ultrasound elastography of the breast: a phantom validation study

Gijs A G M Hendriks, Branislav Holländer, Jan Menssen, Andy Milkowski, Hendrik H G Hansen, Chris L de Korte

Physics in Medicine and Biology.2016; 61(7): 2665. CrossRef

Bildgebende Diagnostik des Mammakarzinoms

Der Radiologe.2016; 56(10): 921. CrossRef

The Role of Breast Ultrasound in Early Cancer Detection

Journal of Medical Ultrasound.2016; 24(4): 138. CrossRef

Comparison of full-field digital mammography and digital breast tomosynthesis in ultrasonography-detected breast cancers

Kyung Jin Nam, Boo-Kyung Han, Eun Sook Ko, Ji Soo Choi, Eun Young Ko, Dong Wook Jeong, Ki Seok Choo