ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC-CRITERIA IN BREAST DISEASE

The Kasumi-Kamio parameters (margins, peripheral echoes, internal echo es, posterior echoes, lateral shadow cones) and the ratio between the longitudinal and transverse diameter of the breast lump form the basis for a list of standardised diagnostic criteria on which to base an an alysis of breast disease that assesses the specificity and sensitivity of ultrasonography as a valid, reliable initial step in the diagnosis of breast tumours. The study was based on a series of 129 tumour case s and produced correct diagnosis in 89.28% of benign, 83.33% of malign ant cases.