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Suttivanich S, Soonklang K, Hiranrat P, Siripongsakun S. Sonographic appearance of focal liver lesions and likelihood of hepatocellular carcinoma in adult Thais with chronic hepatitis B virus infection. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ULTRASOUND : JCU 2024; 52:377-384. [PMID: 38334168 DOI: 10.1002/jcu.23643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2023] [Revised: 01/24/2024] [Accepted: 01/26/2024] [Indexed: 02/10/2024]
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PURPOSE The objective of our study was to study and compare the sonographic findings of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and benign liver lesions, and apply these to an HCC surveillance program in patient with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV). METHODS Sonographic findings of HCC and benign liver lesions were retrospectively reviewed following diagnosis based on either computer tomography or magnetic resonance imaging from July 2010 to December 2020. Multiple sonographic features were analyzed, including internal echogenicity, rim characteristics, and posterior acoustic enhancement. Associations between sonographic characteristics and HCC were assessed using uni- and multi-variate logistic regression analyses. RESULTS Of the focal liver lesions in 337 chronic HBV patients, there were 25 HCC and 410 benign lesions, with median sizes of 1.6 and 1.0 cm, respectively. Three ultrasound patterns, homogeneous hypoechogenicity, heterogeneous echogenicity, and hypoechoic rims were more frequently found in HCC than in benign lesions. Moreover, the hypoechoic rim feature was the only sonographic pattern independently associated with HCC (Odds ratio, 68.05; 95% confidence interval, 7.37-628.10; p-values < 0.001). In a subgroup analysis of the lesions sized 2 cm or smaller, no sonographic findings were associated with HCC. CONCLUSION A hypoechoic rim was a sonographic feature independently associated with HCC. These findings may aid in improving HCC detection and guiding management during HCC screening and surveillance with ultrasound.
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- Sarana Suttivanich
- Sonographer School, HRH Princess Chulabhorn College of Medical Science, Chulabhorn Royal Academy, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Data Management Unit, HRH Princess Chulabhorn College of Medical Science, Chulabhorn Royal Academy, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Sonographer School, HRH Princess Chulabhorn College of Medical Science, Chulabhorn Royal Academy, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Sonographer School, HRH Princess Chulabhorn College of Medical Science, Chulabhorn Royal Academy, Bangkok, Thailand
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Li B, Dai S, Wang Q, Jing H, Shao H, Zhang L, Qin L, Qiao C, Wang Z, Cheng W. Investigation of correlation between shear wave elastography and lymphangiogenesis in invasive breast cancer and diagnosis of axillary lymph node metastasis. BMC Cancer 2024; 24:409. [PMID: 38566057 PMCID: PMC10986065 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-024-12115-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2022] [Accepted: 03/12/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Accurate evaluation of axillary lymph node metastasis (LNM) in breast cancer is very important. A large number of hyperplastic and dilated lymphangiogenesis cases can usually be found in the pericancerous tissue of breast cancer to promote the occurrence of tumor metastasis.Shear wave elastography (SWE) can be used as an important means for evaluating pericancerous stiffness. We determined the stiffness of the pericancerous by SWE to diagnose LNM and lymphangiogenesis in invasive breast cancer (IBC). METHODS Patients with clinical T1-T2 stage IBC who received surgical treatment in our hospital from June 2020 to December 2020 were retrospectively enrolled. A total of 299 patients were eventually included in the preliminary study, which included an investigation of clinicopathological features, ultrasonic characteristics, and SWE parameters. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to establish diagnostic model and evaluated its diagnostic performance of LNM. The correlation among SWE values, collagen volume fraction (CVF), and microlymphatic density (MLD) in primary breast cancer lesions was analyzed in another 97 patients. RESULTS The logistic regression model is Logit(P)=-1.878 + 0.992*LVI-2.010*posterior feature enhancement + 1.230*posterior feature shadowing + 0.102*posterior feature combined pattern + 0.009*Emax. The optimum cutoff value of the logistic regression model was 0.365, and the AUC (95% CI) was 0.697 (0.636-0.758); the sensitivity (70.7 vs. 54.3), positive predictive value (PPV) (54.0 vs. 50.8), negative predictive value (NPV) (76.9 vs. 69.7), and accuracy (65.2 vs. 61.9) were all higher than Emax. There was no correlation between the SWE parameters and MLD in primary breast cancer lesions. CONCLUSIONS The logistic regression model can help us to determine LNM, thus providing more imaging basis for the selection of preoperative treatment. The SWE parameter of the primary breast cancer lesion cannot reflect the peritumoral lymphangiogenesis, and we still need to find a new ultrasonic imaging method.
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- Bo Li
- Department of Ultrasound, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, 150 Haping Rd, Nangang District, 150081, Harbin, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, 150 Haping Rd, Nangang District, 150081, Harbin, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, 150 Haping Rd, Nangang District, 150081, Harbin, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, 150 Haping Rd, Nangang District, 150081, Harbin, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, 150 Haping Rd, Nangang District, 150081, Harbin, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, 150 Haping Rd, Nangang District, 150081, Harbin, China
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- Department of Pathology, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, China
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- Department of Pathology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Myocardial Ischemia, Harbin Medical University, Ministry of Education, Harbin, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, 150 Haping Rd, Nangang District, 150081, Harbin, China.
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Sultan LR, Karmacharya MB, Al-Hasani M, Cary TW, Sehgal CM. Hydralazine-augmented contrast ultrasound imaging improves the detection of hepatocellular carcinoma. Med Phys 2023; 50:1728-1735. [PMID: 36680519 PMCID: PMC10128060 DOI: 10.1002/mp.16232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2022] [Revised: 01/04/2023] [Accepted: 01/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) detection with B-mode and contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CUS) imaging often varies between subjects, especially in patients with background cirrhosis. Various factors contribute to this variability, including the tumor blood flow, tumor size, internal echoes, and its location in livers with diffuse fibro-cirrhotic changes. OBJECTIVE Towards improving lesion detection, this study evaluates a vasodilator, hydralazine, to enhance the visibility of HCC by reducing its blood flow relative to the surrounding liver tissue. METHODS HCC were analyzed for tumor visibility measured for B-mode, CUS, and hydralazine-augmented-contrast ultrasound (HyCUS) in an autochthonous HCC rat model. 21 tumors from 12 rats were studied. B-mode and CUS images were acquired before hydralazine injection. Rats received an intravenous hydralazine injection of 5 mg/kg, then images were acquired 20 min later. Four rats were used as controls. The difference in echo intensity of the lesion and the surrounding tissue was used to determine the visibility index (VI). RESULTS The visibility index for HCC was found to be significantly improved with the use of HyCUS imaging compared to traditional B-mode and CUS imaging. The visibility index for HCC was 16.5 ± 2.8 for HyCUS, compared to 5.3 ± 4.8 for B-mode and 4.1 ± 3.8 for CUS. The differences between HyCUS and the other imaging modalities were statistically significant, with p-values of 0.001 and 0.02, respectively. Additionally, when compared to control cases, HyCUS showed higher discrimination of HCC (VI = 6.4 ± 1.2) with a p-value of 0.003, while B-mode (VI = 6.7 ± 1.4, p = 0.5) and CUS (VI = 6.4 ± 1.2, p = 0.3) showed lower discrimination. CONCLUSION Vascular blood flow modulation by hydralazine enhances the visibility of HCC. HyCUS offers a potential problem-solving method for detecting HCC when B-mode and CUS are unsuccessful, especially with background fibro-cirrhotic liver disease. Future evaluation of the approach in humans will determine its translatability for clinical applications.
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- Laith R Sultan
- Ultrasound Research Lab, Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Department of Radiology, Children's hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Children's hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Ultrasound Research Lab, Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Children's hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Ultrasound Research Lab, Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Foiret J, Cai X, Bendjador H, Park EY, Kamaya A, Ferrara KW. Improving plane wave ultrasound imaging through real-time beamformation across multiple arrays. Sci Rep 2022; 12:13386. [PMID: 35927389 PMCID: PMC9352764 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-16961-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2021] [Accepted: 07/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Ultrasound imaging is a widely used diagnostic tool but has limitations in the imaging of deep lesions or obese patients where the large depth to aperture size ratio (f-number) reduces image quality. Reducing the f-number can improve image quality, and in this work, we combined three commercial arrays to create a large imaging aperture of 100 mm and 384 elements. To maintain the frame rate given the large number of elements, plane wave imaging was implemented with all three arrays transmitting a coherent wavefront. On wire targets at a depth of 100 mm, the lateral resolution is significantly improved; the lateral resolution was 1.27 mm with one array (1/3 of the aperture) and 0.37 mm with the full aperture. After creating virtual receiving elements to fill the inter-array gaps, an autoregressive filter reduced the grating lobes originating from the inter-array gaps by − 5.2 dB. On a calibrated commercial phantom, the extended field-of-view and improved spatial resolution were verified. The large aperture facilitates aberration correction using a singular value decomposition-based beamformer. Finally, after approval of the Stanford Institutional Review Board, the three-array configuration was applied in imaging the liver of a volunteer, validating the potential for enhanced resolution.
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- Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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Li B, Zhao X, Zhang L, Cheng W. Differences in ultrasonographic features between males and females with breast cancer of the luminal A and luminal B molecular subtypes. Asia Pac J Clin Oncol 2021; 18:e255-e262. [PMID: 34310058 DOI: 10.1111/ajco.13597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2020] [Accepted: 03/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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AIM To analyze the relationships between the ultrasonographic features and the molecular subtypes of breast cancer in men and women. METHODS Data were collected from 43 males and 80 females with breast cancer who were treated at our hospital. The following ultrasonographic characteristics of the tumors were evaluated: shape, orientation, margin, echo pattern, posterior features, calcifications, Color Doppler Flow Imaging, and Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) category. RESULTS On ultrasound, a nonparallel orientation, noncircumscribed margin, and attenuating posterior features were associated with luminal A lesions. A parallel orientation (P = 0.002), circumscribed margin (P = 0.04), no change in posterior features (P < 0.001), and the BI-RADS 4 category (P = 0.001) were significantly associated with luminal B lesions. In the group with luminal A lesions, male patients were older (P = 0.001) and a greater number of the tumors exhibited a regular shape (P = 0.009), circumscribed margin (P < 0.001), no change in posterior features (P < 0.001), and the BI-RADS 4 category (P < 0.001) than those in female patients. Male patients were older (P < 0.001) and a greater number showed a no change in posterior features (P < 0.001), spotty blood flow (P = 0.002), and the BI-RADS 4 category (P < 0.001) than female patients with masses of the luminal B subtype. CONCLUSION Obvious differences in the ultrasonographic and pathological features were noted between breast cancer in males and females, which provided the theoretical basis for the individualized treatment of breast cancer, particularly breast cancer in males.
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- Bo Li
- Department of Ultrasound, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, China
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- Department of Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, China
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Tanaka H. Current role of ultrasound in the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma. J Med Ultrason (2001) 2020; 47:239-255. [PMID: 32170489 PMCID: PMC7181430 DOI: 10.1007/s10396-020-01012-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2019] [Accepted: 01/29/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Ultrasonography (US) is a major, sustainable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) surveillance method as it provides inexpensive, real-time, and noninvasive detection. Since US findings are based on pathological features, knowledge of pathological features is essential for delivering a correct US diagnosis. Recent advances in US equipment have made it possible to provide more information, such as malignancy potential and accurate localization diagnosis of HCC. Evaluation of malignancy potential is important to determine the treatment strategy, especially for small HCC. Diagnosis of blood flow dynamics using color Doppler and contrast-enhanced US is one of the most definitive approaches for evaluating HCC malignancy potential. Recently, a new Doppler microvascular imaging technique, superb microvascular imaging, which can detect Doppler signals generated by low-velocity blood flow, was developed. A fusion imaging system, another innovative US technology, has already become an indispensable technology over the last few years not only for US-guided radiofrequency ablation but also for the detection of small, invisible HCC. This article reviews the evidence on the use of ultrasound and contrast-enhanced ultrasound with Sonazoid for the practical management of HCC.
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- Hironori Tanaka
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Takarazuka Municipal Hospital, 4-5-1 Kohama, Takarazuka, Hyogo, Japan.
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Naganuma H, Ishida H, Nagai H, Ogawa M, Ohyama Y. Range-ambiguity artifact in abdominal ultrasound. J Med Ultrason (2001) 2019; 46:317-324. [PMID: 30888535 DOI: 10.1007/s10396-019-00938-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2018] [Accepted: 02/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Range-ambiguity artifacts (RAAs) are an erroneous mapping of returning echoes into a composite picture. The purpose of this review was to illustrate the mechanism of RAAs and to present the diagnostic problems caused by RAAs. RAA features differ slightly from organ to organ. At the level of the urinary bladder, RAAs take the form of a cloud-like, ill-demarcated, immobile, echogenic area, and the depth of the echogenic area differs depending on the pulse repetition frequency (PRF). This form is referred to as "static RAA" in this review. There are two key ultrasound characteristics of RAAs at the level of the liver: (a) the depth of RAAs change according to the PRF, and (b) RAAs move in accordance with the cardiac cycle. This form is referred to as "mobile RAA" in this review. At the level of the gallbladder, RAAs take the form of fine echogenic lines in the gallbladder. This phenomenon is actually a combination of two phenomena: a ring-down artifact and RAA. This form is referred to as "complex RAA (searchlight phenomenon)" in this review. The easiest way to reduce RAAs is to change the image depth. Sufficient knowledge of RAAs can prevent misdiagnosis of erroneously displayed returning echoes as real pathologic changes.
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- Hiroko Naganuma
- Department of Gastroenterology, Yokote Municipal Hospital, 5-31 Negishi-cho, Yokote, Akita, 013-8602, Japan.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Akita Red Cross Hospital, Akita, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Akita Kousei Medical Hospital, Akita, Japan
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Quien MM, Saric M. Ultrasound imaging artifacts: How to recognize them and how to avoid them. Echocardiography 2018; 35:1388-1401. [PMID: 30079966 DOI: 10.1111/echo.14116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2018] [Accepted: 07/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Echocardiography has become a critical tool in clinical cardiology in evaluating cardiac physiology and diagnosing cardiac disease states. However, imaging artifacts are commonly encountered and often lead to misdiagnoses of life-threatening diseases, such as aortic dissection and ventricular thrombus. It is, thus, critical for clinicians to understand these artifacts to avoid these misdiagnoses and protect patients from undue intervention. Artifacts can be broken down into two categories: those from violation of ultrasound system assumptions and those from interference by external equipment and devices. This review article discusses the most commonly encountered artifacts by category, explains their physical mechanisms, elaborates on their most common presentations, and instructs clinicians on how to avoid their misinterpretation.
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- Mary M Quien
- Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology, New York University Langone Health, New York, New York
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- Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology, New York University Langone Health, New York, New York
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Yuan WH, Li AFY, Chou YH, Hsu HC, Chen YY. Clinical and ultrasonographic features of male breast tumors: A retrospective analysis. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0194651. [PMID: 29558507 PMCID: PMC5860767 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0194651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2017] [Accepted: 03/07/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Objective The purpose of this study was to determine clinical and ultrasonographic characteristics of male breast tumors. Methods The medical records of male patients with breast lesions were retrieved from an electronic medical record database and a pathology database and retrospectively reviewed. A total of 112 men (125 breast masses) with preoperative breast ultrasonography (US) were included (median age, 59.50 years; age range, 15–96 years). Data extracted included patient age, if the lesions were bilateral, palpable, and tender, and the presence of nipple discharge. Breast lesion features on static US images were reviewed by three experienced radiologists without knowledge of physical examination or pathology results, original breast US image interpretations, or surgical outcomes. The US features were documented according to the BI-RADS (Breast Imaging-Reporting and Data System) US lexicons. A forth radiologist compiled the data for analysis. Results Of the 125 breast masses, palpable tender lumps and bilateral synchronous masses were more likely to be benign than malignant (both, 100% vs 0%, P < 0.05). Advanced age and bloody discharge from nipples were common in malignant lesions (P <0.05). A mass eccentric to a nipple, irregular shape, the presence of an echogenic halo, predominantly internal vascularity, and rich color flow signal on color Doppler ultrasound were significantly related to malignancy (all, P < 0.05). An echogenic halo and the presence of rich color flow signal were independent predictors of malignancy. Conclusion Specific clinical and US characteristics of male breast tumors may help guide treatment, and determine if surgery or conservative treatment is preferable.
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- Wei-Hsin Yuan
- Division of Radiology, Taipei Municipal Gan-Dau Hospital (Managed by Taipei Veterans General Hospital), Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
- School of Medicine, National Yang Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
- Department of Radiology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
- * E-mail: (YHC); (WHY)
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- School of Medicine, National Yang Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
- Department of Pathology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- School of Medicine, National Yang Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
- Department of Radiology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
- * E-mail: (YHC); (WHY)
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Taiwan Adventist Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- School of Medicine, National Yang Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
- Division of Radiology, National Yang-Ming University Hospital, Ilan City, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Ingle A, Varghese T, Sethares W. Efficient 3-D Reconstruction in Ultrasound Elastography via a Sparse Iteration Based on Markov Random Fields. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ULTRASONICS, FERROELECTRICS, AND FREQUENCY CONTROL 2017; 64:491-499. [PMID: 27913340 PMCID: PMC5441567 DOI: 10.1109/tuffc.2016.2633429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Percutaneous needle-based liver ablation procedures are becoming increasingly common for the treatment of small isolated tumors in hepatocellular carcinoma patients who are not candidates for surgery. Rapid 3-D visualization of liver ablations has potential clinical value, because it can enable interventional radiologists to plan and execute needle-based ablation procedures with real time feedback. Ensuring the right volume of tissue is ablated is desirable to avoid recurrence of tumors from residual untreated cancerous cells. Shear wave velocity (SWV) measurements can be used as a surrogate for tissue stiffness to distinguish stiffer ablated regions from softer untreated tissue. This paper extends the previously reported sheaf reconstruction method to generate complete 3-D visualizations of SWVs without resorting to an approximate intermediate step of reconstructing transverse C planes. The noisy data are modeled using a Markov random field, and a computationally tractable reconstruction algorithm that can handle grids with millions of points is developed. Results from simulated ellipsoidal inclusion data show that this algorithm outperforms standard nearest neighbor interpolation by an order of magnitude in mean squared reconstruction error. Results from the phantom experiments show that it also provides a higher contrast-to-noise ratio by almost 2 dB and better signal-to-noise ratio in the stiff inclusion by over 2 dB compared with nearest neighbor interpolation and has lower computational complexity than linear and spline interpolation.
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- Atul Ingle
- Corresponding author (Atul Ingle) , phone: 408-823-7537
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- Departments of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI, 53706 USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI, 53706 USA
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Characteristics suggestive of focal Fatty sparing from liver malignancy on ultrasound in liver screening. Ultrasound Q 2014; 30:276-81. [PMID: 25415864 DOI: 10.1097/ruq.0000000000000050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to determine whether there are ultrasound characteristics that can be used to differentiate focal fatty sparing (FFS) from hepatocellular carcinoma and other liver malignancies in liver screening. METHODS Data of patients with FFS found at ultrasound were reviewed, 136 patients with FFS were included, and 112 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and 65 patients with liver metastatic tumor (173 tumors) were selected as control group. Ultrasound and color Doppler characteristics of FFS and liver malignancies were studied. Some characteristics drawn from this study were used as reference to validate the liver malignancies and FFS, and sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values were calculated. RESULTS Hyperechogenicity, isoechogenicity, heterogeneous echotexture, posterior acoustic shadowing, halo, hypervasculature presented exclusively in liver malignancies, posterior acoustic enhancement presented predominantly in liver malignancies, irregularly shaped morphology presented exclusively in FFS, arterial velocity, and maximal size of liver malignancies were significantly higher than those of FFS (P < 0.001). Halo presented in 109 of 285 liver malignancies (38.2%), but was absent in FFS (P < 0.001). The overall sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values were 94.38%, 90.44%, and 95.39% and 88.49%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Combination of hyperechogenicity, isoechogenicity, heterogeneous echotexture, posterior acoustic shadowing, posterior acoustic enhancement, halo appearance, and hypervascularity with high-speed artery has high sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values for distinguishing liver malignancy and FFS.
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Alsandook M. The Incidental Finding of Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Echocardiography. JOURNAL OF DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL SONOGRAPHY 2014. [DOI: 10.1177/8756479314549194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common type of primary hepatic malignancy. Most cases of primary hepatic carcinoma are secondary to either viral hepatitis infections (hepatitis C or hepatitis B) or cirrhosis, with chronic alcohol abuse being the most common cause of hepatic cirrhosis. Echocardiography is done primarily to evaluate the overall function of the heart; the condition of the heart muscle, heart valves, and chamber sizes; and the risk for heart disease. It is also used to evaluate the effectiveness of medical or surgical treatment over time. The case presented emphasizes the importance of performing a complete echocardiographic protocol on each patient and being aware of the surrounding structures that might be seen at the periphery of standard images. During an echocardiographic examination, diseases other than heart disease may be found incidentally and should be reported to the referring physician to optimally manage the patient’s care.
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- Maysoon Alsandook
- Center for Interventional Cardiology, Cedar Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Ingle A, Varghese T. Three-dimensional sheaf of ultrasound planes reconstruction (SOUPR) of ablated volumes. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MEDICAL IMAGING 2014; 33:1677-88. [PMID: 24808405 PMCID: PMC4207375 DOI: 10.1109/tmi.2014.2321285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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This paper presents an algorithm for 3-D reconstruction of tumor ablations using ultrasound shear wave imaging with electrode vibration elastography. Radio-frequency ultrasound data frames are acquired over imaging planes that form a subset of a sheaf of planes sharing a common axis of intersection. Shear wave velocity is estimated separately on each imaging plane using a piecewise linear function fitting technique with a fast optimization routine. An interpolation algorithm then computes velocity maps on a fine grid over a set of C-planes that are perpendicular to the axis of the sheaf. A full 3-D rendering of the ablation can then be created from this stack of C-planes; hence the name "Sheaf Of Ultrasound Planes Reconstruction" or SOUPR. The algorithm is evaluated through numerical simulations and also using data acquired from a tissue mimicking phantom. Reconstruction quality is gauged using contrast and contrast-to-noise ratio measurements and changes in quality from using increasing number of planes in the sheaf are quantified. The highest contrast of 5 dB is seen between the stiffest and softest regions of the phantom. Under certain idealizing assumptions on the true shape of the ablation, good reconstruction quality while maintaining fast processing rate can be obtained with as few as six imaging planes suggesting that the method is suited for parsimonious data acquisitions with very few sparsely chosen imaging planes.
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- Atul Ingle
- Corresponding author: , phone: 408-823-7537
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- Departments of Medical Physics and Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin– Madison, Madison, wi, 53706 USA
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