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The Value of Peripheral Enhancement Pattern for Diagnosing Thyroid Cancer Using Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound
Joint Authors
Tang, Jie
Zhang, Yan
Zhang, Ming-bo
Luo, Yu-kun
Li, Jie
Wang, Zhi-li
Source
International Journal of Endocrinology
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-12-02
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) scanning can detect differences between thyroid tumors and surrounding tissues.
However, enhancement patterns within nodules are insufficient for the diagnosis of thyroid carcinomas.
The peripheral enhancement patterns of nodules may provide useful diagnostic information.
The objective of this study was to investigate the diagnostic accuracy of the peripheral enhancement patterns during CEUS scanning of thyroid nodules.
Material and Methods.
120 nodules with peripheral rings during CEUS and definite pathology confirmed by surgery were included in this study.
The internal and peripheral CEUS enhancement patterns of these nodules were assessed, and the diagnostic value of CEUS was compared with the conventional ultrasound.
The relationship of types of peripheral rings and sizes of nodules was analyzed, respectively.
Results.
There were 78 benign and 42 malignant nodules.
Peripheral irregular ring performs well in detecting malignancy.
It improves the diagnostic performance of CEUS by combining with internal enhancement patterns (diagnostic sensitivity of 97.6%, specificity of 98.7%, and accuracy of 98.3%) and adds value to conventional ultrasound (95.2%, 70.5%, and 79.2%).
The sizes of the nodules with regular high-enhanced rings (2.34 ± 1.33 cm) were larger than the other three types of peripheral rings (P<0.05).
Conclusions.
Features of peripheral ring on CEUS are important for the diagnosis of thyroid cancer; they can further contribute to the accuracy combining with the internal enhancement pattern, which could avoid the unnecessary biopsy.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Zhang, Yan& Zhang, Ming-bo& Luo, Yu-kun& Li, Jie& Wang, Zhi-li& Tang, Jie. 2018. The Value of Peripheral Enhancement Pattern for Diagnosing Thyroid Cancer Using Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound. International Journal of Endocrinology،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1171036
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Zhang, Yan…[et al.]. The Value of Peripheral Enhancement Pattern for Diagnosing Thyroid Cancer Using Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound. International Journal of Endocrinology No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1171036
American Medical Association (AMA)
Zhang, Yan& Zhang, Ming-bo& Luo, Yu-kun& Li, Jie& Wang, Zhi-li& Tang, Jie. The Value of Peripheral Enhancement Pattern for Diagnosing Thyroid Cancer Using Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound. International Journal of Endocrinology. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1171036
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1171036