Preliminary application of ultrasound real-time elastography in diagnosis of thyroid diffuse disease
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1004-4477.2011.06.019
- VernacularTitle:超声实时组织弹性成像在甲状腺弥漫性疾病中的初步应用
- Author:
Xiuying SHI
;
Hong AI
;
Juan WANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Ultrasonography;
Thyroid diseases;
Elasticity
- From:
Chinese Journal of Ultrasonography
2011;20(6):515-518
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To explore the diagnosis value of ultrasound real-time elastography in thyroid diffuse diseases.Methods Eleven elastic quantitative parameters of 123 patients with thyroid diffuse diseases and 42 healthy volunteers obtained from the ultrasound real-time elastography were analyzed with principal components analysis to attain a comprehensive evaluation value which was named stiffness index(SI),reflecting the organization elastic information of different thyroid diffuse diseases.SI among each group was compared by ANOVA.Results Chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis SI was 86.37±20.45,subacute thyroiditis SI was 86.14±19.95,primary hyperthyroidism SI was 54.68±21.69,normal control group SI was 41.34±15.59,respectively.The SI between chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis,subacute thyroiditis,primary hyperthyroidism and normal controls had significant statistical differences (P<0.05),the SI between primary hyperthyroidism and chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis,subacute thyroiditis had significant statistical differences (P<0.05),the SI between chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis and subacute thyroiditis had no significant statistical difference (P>0.05).Conclusions Ultrasound real-time elastography could indirectly reflect the stiffness information of thyroid lension tissue and have a certain degree of diagnosis value in thyroid diffuse disease.
