A conference consensus statement on ultrasound imaging of superficial soft-tissue masses aims to help radiologists and other clinicians differentiate between benign lumps and bumps, those that need further investigation, and those that need immediate management.
This paper will guide clinicians in their diagnosis and management and provide information about next steps after initial imaging with ultrasound, explained Nirvikar Dahiya, MD, associate professor of radiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, and radiology consultant at Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, Arizona. Dahiya is a member of the executive board of the Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound and one of the study authors
