Combined Use of Ultrasound Elastography and B-Mode Sonography for Differentiation of Benign and Malignant Circumscribed Breast Masses
- Authors
- Kim, Soo-Yeon; Park, Jeong Seon; Koo, Hye Ryoung
- Issue Date
- Nov-2015
- Publisher
- WILEY
- Keywords
- breast; breast ultrasound; elasticity imaging techniques; sonography
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE, v.34, no.11, pp.1951 - 1959
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- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE
- Volume
- 34
- Number
- 11
- Start Page
- 1951
- End Page
- 1959
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hanyang/handle/2021.sw.hanyang/155994
- DOI
- 10.7863/ultra.14.11027
- ISSN
- 0278-4297
- Abstract
- Objectives-To evaluate the diagnostic performance of combined B-mode sonography and ultrasound elastography for differentiation between benign and malignant breast masses with circumscribed margins. Methods-We analyzed 109 pathologically proven circumscribed breast masses. Two radiologists retrospectively reviewed B-mode sonograms and elastograms in consensus. Based on the American College of Radiology Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System, we determined categories of the masses on B-mode sonography. Elastographic scores were assessed by a 3-point scale (negative, 0; equivocal, 1; and positive, 2). When the elastographic score for a lesion was 0 or 2, we downgraded or upgraded the B-mode category, respectively; thus, the reclassified Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System category was defined as the "reclassification category." Mean category values for benign and malignant lesions were compared by a Student t test. The diagnostic performance of B-mode, elastographic, and reclassification assessments was compared by receiver operating characteristic curve analysis. Results-The mean B-mode category (2.5 versus 1.7), elastographic score (1.7 versus 0.8), and reclassification category (3.2 versus 1.6) were significantly higher in malignant than benign lesions (P < .001). The area under the curve for reclassification assessment was significantly higher than that for B-mode sonography (0.916 versus 0.795; P < .05). With a cutoff value between 1 and 2, the specificity was increased from 26.5% to 42.9% after reclassification. Conclusions-For differentiation between benign and malignant circumscribed breast masses, combined use of B-mode sonography and elastography could provide a better diagnostic performance than B-mode sonography alone.
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