How reliable are conventional and color-coded sonography of the breast in the differential diagnosis of breast cancer?

Sonographic examinations of the female mammary gland within the frameworks of the diagnosis of breast cancer playa fundamental role in the early detection of benign and, in particular, of malignant growths. Sonographic blood flow determinations can be used as an auxiliary noninvasive examination method. This is based on the fact that malignomas differ from benign tumors in that they display a pathological increase in vascular-ization. These changes of the circulatory conditions can be utilized in the diagnosis of the dignity of breast cancer.