Strain Elastography of Breast and Prostata Cancer: Similarities and Differences Strain-Elastografie des Mamma- und Prostatakarzinoms: Gemeinsamkeiten und Unterschiede

Typically both breast and prostate cancer pres- ent as tissue with decreased elasticity. Palpa- tion is the oldest technique of tumor detection in both organs and is based on this principle. Thus an operator can grade a palpable mass as suspicious for cancer. Strain elastography as modern ultrasound technique allows the vi- sualization of tissue elasticity in a color coded elastogram and can be understood as technical finger. The following article shows similarities and differences of ultrasound strain elastogra- phy in the diagnosis of breast and prostate cancer. Points: ▶ In prostata cancer elastography, in breast cancer B-mode is the primary sonographic search modality. ▶ The diagnostic value of the search modalities