Applying contrast-enhanced ultrasound model to distinguish atypical focal adenomyosis from uterine leiomyomas.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Different from conventional ultrasound, contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is better in observing microperfusion. For atypical focal adenomyosis and uterine leiomyomas that are difficult to be distinguished by conventional ultrasound, this study aims to further improve the differential diagnosis performance by using CEUS model.

Methods

After screening the cases with difficulties in identifying focal myometrium lesions through conventional ultrasound, the number of cases covered in the focal adenomyosis group and leiomyomas group were 60 and 30 in derivation cohort, 14 and 7 in validation cohort. The qualitative and quantitative characteristics of CEUS were analyzed according to the surgical pathology. The qualitative characteristics include: the enhancement level

SUBMITTER: Zhang YQ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9652574 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature