Head and Neck Imaging

Clinical Value of Ultrasound Combined with Ultrasonic Elastography in the Diagnosis of Breast Cancer

Author:DOU Kai.

affiliation:Department of Function, Shangqiu Central Hospital, Shangqiu 476000, Henan Province, China

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Abstract

Objective To explore the clinical value of of ultrasound combined with ultrasonic elastography(UE) in the diagnosis of breast cancer. Methods From February 2016 to February 2017, 112 patients with suspected breast cancer who received ultrasound examination in our hospital were selected as the research subjects. All the patients were given not only ultrasound and UE examination before operation, but also pathological examination after operation. The characteristics of ultrasound and UE images were observed, the pathological examination was taken as the "gold standard" , and the accuracy rates of single and combined uses of ultrasound and UE in the diagnosis of breast cancer were compared and analyzed. Results There were significant differences in the shapes of tumor, border, internal echo types, microcalcification and other ultrasound imaging features of benign and malignant lesions (P<0.05), the detection rates of benign and malignant lesions and total accuracy rate of ultrasound combined with UE examination were all higher than those of single ultrasound or UE examination (P<0.05). Conclusion Ultrasound combined with UE can improve the accuracy of conventional ultrasound in the diagnosis of breast cancer.

【Keyword】Ultrasound; UE; Breast Cancer

【Chart number】R737.9

【Document Identification Number】A

【DOI】10.3969/j.issn.1009-3257.2019.02.018