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Non-mass Lesions on Breast Ultrasound Images

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Breast lesions are classified into two categories: mass and non-mass abnormalities in ultrasound images [1, 2, 3]. A mass means a lump with components differing from the surrounding tissue; on the other hand, a non-mass abnormality means a lesion that is difficult to recognize as a mass on ultrasound images (Fig. 12.1).

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    Ei Ueno M.D.

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    Dominique Amy

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Ueno, E. (2018). Non-mass Lesions on Breast Ultrasound Images. In: Amy, D. (eds) Lobar Approach to Breast Ultrasound. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61681-0_12

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