THE APPLICATION OF ROUTINE ULTRASONOGRAPHY AND VIRTUAL TOUCH TISSUE I-MAGINE IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF BENIGN OR MALIGNANT THYROID NODULES

VernacularTitle:常规超声与声触诊组织成像技术对甲状腺肿块良恶性鉴别诊断的价值
Author: Hong YE
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Thyroid nodules; Two-dimensional ultrasonography; CDFI; VTI
From: Modern Hospital 2015;(6):83-85
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To evaluate routine ultrasonography combined with virtual touch tissue imagine (VTI) in the diagnosis of thyroid nodules .Methods The aim of the present study was to evaluate clinical value of conventional ultrasound and VTI elastography for thyroid nodules .We selected 36 thyroid nodule cases from 2013 to 2014 of our hospital .Dimensional ultrasound , Color Doppler Flow Imaging ( CDFI ) and Virtual touch tissue imagine (VTI)were used for diagnosis, and postoperative pathology results were compared .Results The conventional ultra-sonic testing had sensitivity 100%, specificity 96.5%, and accuracy 83.3%; The sound palpation tissue imaging (VTI) test had sensitivity 96.1%, specificity 86.2% and accuracy 86.1%.It was statistically significant ( p<0.05).Conclusion Routine two-dimensional ultrasound, Color doppler flow imaging (cdfi) and Virtual touch tis-sue imaging ( VTI) in the diagnosis of benign and malignant thyroid nodules have their own advantages and character -istics.They should be combined in clinical , which can improve diagnostic accuracy in the diagnosis of benign and malignant.