We are currently involved in clinical research in cooperation with B&K Medical Corporation (a subsidiary of Analogic Corporation) on their latest Ultrasound Scanner, the Hawk 2102.

The topics of our research include clinical evaluation of the new 8811 linear array 12 MHz transducer, optimisation of breast factory preset settings for the breast examination, the use of true harmonic imaging in breast diagnosis and the practical aspects of detection and localization of microcalcification clusters using ultrasound guidance, with their most recent equipment.

Successive ultrasound images of the same lesion with a 12MHz transducer. A small isoechoic lesion is demonstrated in Picture 1 that would not have been detected, were it not for the presence of microcalcifications ( barely visible by Ultrasound) However, with harmonic imaging, in Picture 2, the lesion acquires a more hypoechoic appearance and stands out from adjacent fat lobules. This allowed us to recognize the lesion as definite pathology and to target it with core needle biopsy. Small, hyalinized fibroadenoma.