ArticleThe Lancet regional health. Western Pacific2022
Breast ultrasound in Chinese hospitals: A cross-sectional study of the current status and influencing factors of BI-RADS utilization and diagnostic accuracy.
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- Automated generation of structured breast ultrasound reports using BreastViT and ChatGPT.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2026Article
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- Deep learning and radiomics integration of photoacoustic/ultrasound imaging for non-invasive prediction of luminal and non-luminal breast cancer subtypes.Breast cancer research : BCR · 2025Article
- Whole-lesion-aware network based on freehand ultrasound video for breast cancer assessment: a prospective multicenter study.Cancer imaging : the official publication of the International Cancer Imaging Society · 2025Article
- Deep learning combined with attention mechanisms to assist radiologists in enhancing breast cancer diagnosis: a study on photoacoustic imaging.Biomedical optics express · 2024Article
- The Potential of Adding Mammography to Handheld Ultrasound or Automated Breast Ultrasound to Reduce Unnecessary Biopsies in BI-RADS Ultrasound Category 4a: A Multicenter Hospital-Based Study in China.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2023Article
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Abstract
Background: With the growing demand for breast screening in public health services and clinical care, ultrasound departments in China are facing tremendous challenges. Methods: A cross-sectional nationwide survey was conducted in 5,460 departments providing ultrasound diagnoses in mainland China from 2020 to 2021. The survey included general information about the ultrasound department, the characteristics of sonologists, the use of Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) templates, and the diagnostic accuracy rate of breast cancer ultrasound. Findings: There were on average 2.25 sonologists per 10,000 patients in mainland China per year. The average utilization rate of BI-RADS in Chinese hospitals was 87.02%. The GDP per capita of the province ( Interpretation: The utilization of BI-RADS templates effectively improved the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound. Moreover, the survey summarized the current situation of departments and sonologists providing breast ultrasound diagnosis in mainland China, which helped monitor the development of the discipline and provide information for administrators to meet the growing demand. Funding: This work was supported by Natural Science Foundation of Beijing (7202156) and Foundation of ihecc (2019-C-0646-2).
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