Title
Sonoelastography - A new paradigm in the characterization of breast lesions
Authors
Zaryab M. Qureshi*, Kavita U. Vaishnav, Rutvik G. Patel, Harsh A. Jagetiya, Jay M. Chaudhary, Burhanuddin F. Padrawala, Maitry R. Talavia, Hetavi B. Patel
Affiliation
Department of Radiology, Narendra Modi Medical College and L.G. Hospital, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India; *Corresponding author
Zaryab M. Qureshi - E-mail: zzaryab.qureshi@gmail.com
Kavita U. Vaishnav - E-mail: kavitaradio@gmail.com
Rutvik G. Patel - E-mail: rutvikpatel12199@gmail.com
Harsh A. Jagetiya - E-mail: harsh.jagetiya@gmail.com
Jay M. Chaudhary - E-mail: jaychaudhari241198@gmail.com
Burhanuddin F. Padrawala - E-mail: burhanfiroz2018@gmail.com
Maitry R. Talavia - E-mail: maitrytalavia6491@gmail.com
Hetavi B. Patel - E-mail: drhetavipatel1608@gmail.com
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received November 15, 2025; Revised December 15, 2025; Accepted December 15, 2025, Published December 15, 2025
Abstract
The diagnostic performance of sonoelastography compared to conventional sonomammography in 136 patients with palpable breast lesions at L.G. Hospital, Ahmedabad is of interest. Hence, patients underwent B-mode ultrasound, mammography, and real-time elastography, with histopathology as the reference standard. Sonoelastography demonstrated higher specificity (90% vs. 60%), PPV (87% vs. 64%), and overall diagnostic accuracy (82%) compared with sonomammography, while maintaining comparable sensitivity (93.3%). The addition of elastography reclassified 30% of benign lesions correctly, reducing unnecessary biopsies and preserving 100% sensitivity in high-risk BIRADS categories. Thus, we show that sonoelastography is a valuable complementary tool to sonomammography in breast lesion characterization.
Keywords
Sonoelastography; breast lesions; diagnostic imaging; b-mode ultrasound; sonomammography; elastography
Citation
Qureshi et al. Bioinformation 21(12): 4610-4615 (2025)
Edited by
Neelam Goyal & Shruti Dabi
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
