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超声造影联合声触诊组织成像量化技术诊断乳腺癌前哨淋巴结的效能

作者: 1周菊英, 1郭强, 1张子宁, 1唐琪, 1陆琳
1 江阴市中医院/南京中医药大学江阴附属医院超声科,江苏 江阴 214400
通讯: 郭强 Email: guo212ba@163.com
DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2095-6959.2022.11.008

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目的:分析超声造影(contrast-enhanced ultrasound,CEUS)联合声触诊组织成像量化(virtual touch tissue imaging quantification,VTIQ)技术对乳腺癌前哨淋巴结(sentinel lymph node,SLN)的诊断效能。方法:选取2018年4月至2021年2月江阴市中医院收治的104例(104个SLN)乳腺癌患者。术前均行CEUS及剪切波弹性成像检查分析SLN转移情况。以病理结果为金标准,分析CEUS、剪切波速度(shear wave velocity,SWV)及联合诊断预测乳腺癌SLN转移的效能。结果:术后病理证实104个SLN中转移性34个(转移性SLN组),非转移性70个(非转移性SLN组)。转移性和非转移性SNL组的CEUS下SLN分型构成比比较,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05),此外VTIQ的SWVmean比较,差异亦有统计学意义(P<0.05);将CEUS下I型归为非转移性SNL(−),II型及以上归为转移性SNL(+),并与金标准(术后病理检查结果)比较,得到的敏感度为88.2%(30/34)、特异度为71.4%(50/70);绘制SWVmean诊断转移性SNL的ROC曲线下面积为0.838,最佳截断值为2.62 m/s,敏感度、特异度分别为76.5%、82.8%;CEUS和VTIQ联合诊断转移性SNL的敏感度为94.1%(32/34)、特异度为91.4%(64/70)。结论:CEUS联合VTIQ对乳腺癌SLN转移具有较高的诊断效能,提高了诊断准确率。
关键词: 超声造影;声触诊组织成像定量;彩色多普勒超声;乳腺癌;前哨淋巴结

Efficacy of contrast-enhanced ultrasound combined with virtual touch tissue imaging quantification in the diagnosis of sentinel lymph node in breast cancer

Authors: 1ZHOU Juying, 1GUO Qiang, 1ZHANG Zining, 1TANG Qi, 1LU Lin
1 Department of Ultrasound, Jiangyin Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine/Jiangyin Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jiangyin Jiangsu 214400, China

CorrespondingAuthor: GUO Qiang Email: guo212ba@163.com

DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2095-6959.2022.11.008

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Objective: To analyze the diagnostic efficacy of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) combined with virtual touch tissue imaging quantification (VTIQ) for sentinel lymph node (SLN) in breast cancer. Methods: A total of 104 breast cancer patients (104 SLNs) admitted to our hospital from April 2018 to February 2021 were selected. Preoperative CEUS and shear wave elastography were performed to analyze SLN metastasis. With pathological results as the gold standard, the efficacy of CEUS, SWV and combined diagnosis in predicting SLN metastasis in breast cancer was analyzed. Results: Among the 104 SLNS confirmed by postoperative pathology, 34 were metastatic (metastatic SLN group) and 70 were non metastatic (non-metastatic SLN group). There was statistically significant difference in the proportion of SLN typing by CEUS between the metastatic group and the non-metastatic SNL group (P<0.05). In addition, compared with SWVmean of VTIQ, the difference was also statistically significant (P<0.05); type I under CEUS was classified as non-metastatic SNL (−), and type II and above were classified as metastatic SNL (+). Compared with the gold standard (postoperative pathological examination results), the sensitivity was 88.2% (30/34) and the specificity was 71.4% (50/70); the ROC curve of SMVmean for the diagnosis of metastatic SNL was drawn. The area under the curve was 0.838, the best cut-off value was 2.62 m/s, and the sensitivity and specificity were 76.5% and 82.8%, respectively. The sensitivity and specificity of CEUS and VTIQ in the diagnosis of metastatic SNL were 94.1% (32/34) and 91.4% (64/70). Conclusion: CEUS combined with VTIQ has high diagnostic efficiency for SLN metastasis of breast cancer, and improves the diagnostic accuracy.

Keywords: contrast-enhanced ultrasound; virtual touch tissue imaging quantification; color Doppler ultrasound; breast cancer; sentinel lymph node

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