Abstract:

Del cura et al studied the doppler parameters in solid breast lesions and based on that postulated that doppler alone was not a good modality in determining malingancy of a lesion. However the detection of null or reversed diastolic flow on spectral Doppler imaging is an infrequent but highly consistent finding in malignant lesions.

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