Analysis on sensitivity of contrast-enhanced ultrasound and ultrasonic elastography in detecting different sizes of thyroid papillary carcinoma

VernacularTitle:超声造影和弹性成像对不同大小甲状腺乳头状癌检出敏感性的探讨
Author: Ting LIU ; Xiaolei FENG ; Qi ZHOU ; Jue JIANG ; Xiaoying LEI
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Ultrasonography; Microbubbles; Thyroid neoplasms; Elastography
From: Chinese Journal of Ultrasonography 2013;(4):321-324
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To explore the sensitivity of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) and ultrasonic elastography(UE) in detecting different sizes of thyroid papillary carcinoma.Methods 64 cases of thyroid papillary carcinoma were divided into two groups according to the diameter size(group 1,≤1 cm;group 2,＞ 1 cm) and examined by the contrast-enhanced ultrasound and elastography,then the features were analyzed and the sensitivity for detecting of the two methods in different groups were compared.Results The sensitivity for detecting in CEUS was higher than in UE,which had significant difference between two methods.CEUS and UE were valuable for detecting and they had no difference in sensitivity for detecting in group 1.There was a significant difference in sensitivity for detecting between two methods in group 2.Conclusions Both CEUS and UE were valuable in diagnosis of thyroid papillary carcinoma and the sensitivity for detecting in CEUS is higher than in UE in group 2.