Combining Virtual Touch Tissue Imaging and BI-RADS May Improve Solid Breast Lesion Evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ultrasound elastography (UE) is a novel imaging method. The purpose of this study was to determine the utility of Virtual Touch tissue imaging in the evaluation of solid breast lesions.

Patients and methods

209 breast solid lesions in 192 patients that had been evaluated using ultrasound (US) and UE were reviewed and analyzed.

Results

The sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value for UE, US, and US plus UE in the differentiation of malignant from benign breast lesions were 80.8, 75.6, 77.9, 73.1, and 82.8% for UE, 87.2, 86.1, 86.6, 83.7, and 89.2% for US, and 92.5, 86.9, 89.5, 85.3, and 93.4% for US plus UE. There were significant differences between UE and US plus UE (all p < 0.05). Except for accuracy, th

SUBMITTER: Wu S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5447168 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature