Research for distribution of blood vessels in breast neoplasms with color Doppler flow imaging

Abstract

Objective To explore the difference of normal breast artery feeding pattern between benign and malignant breast neoplasms with color Doppler flow imaging (CDFI).Methods CDFI were performed for 248 cases breast neoplasms confirmed by pathology.Spatial location were observed between normal breast arteries and breast neoplasms.The difference of breast artery feeding pattern was compared between benign and malignant breast neoplasms.Resnlts CDFI showed that penetrating vessels,branches of penetrating vessels,branches of direct vessels and central large vessels were characteristic breast cancer vascular distribution patterns,which were completely different from that of breast benign neoplasms.Conclusions The patterns of breast artery feeding breast cancer were different from that of breast benign neoplasms,that can identify both. Key words: Ultrasonography,Doppler,color ; Breast neoplasms ; Vascular distribution