From:
Sukie Crandall
Date: 2006-12-02 21:29:25 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] elastography
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
A new ultrasound technique has been showing up to be promising in
studies. It is elastography.
Currently, it is under study on malignancies because they are
stiffer, with less bounce-back than other tissues. In one breast
cancer study it correctly identified each malignancy and the only
error made was one benign growth which did not appear benign. Very
large studies have not yet been done, it sounds like, but at lest one
study of over 100 examples have occurred. Other uses expected in the
future include better being able to assess some types of heart disease.
Cost is expected to run $100 to $200.
I don't know how good it is for extremely small things, but I would
assume that it is useful on that score because a person wants to spot
a breast malignancy early.
What I am wondering about is if it might eventually be an approach
which can settle for someone whose ferret is a so-so risk candidate
whether a ferret's adrenal tumor is benign in which case meds may be
the best approach (and when Suprelorin Depot is finally approved for
use in the U.S. it will be less costly than Lupron Depot unless
something changes radically) compared to doing surgery.
Also, I am wondering if it might prove useful for telling what might
be causing some unclear blockages, and useful for best designing some
heart medication routines.
Sukie (not a vet)
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