1.Contrast-enhanced ultrasound combined with Ovarian-Adnexal Reporting and Data System US risk stratification and management system for diagnosis of adnexal masses
Qingjuan WANG ; Qian LIANG ; Jian ZHENG ; Siliang KANG ; Liling HUANG
Chinese Journal of Ultrasonography 2022;31(3):220-225
Objective:To explore the value of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) combined with Ovarian-Adnexal Reporting and Data System (O-RADS US) risk stratification and management system in differential diagnosis of ovarian-adnexal mass.Methods:Fifty-six patients with ovarian-adnexal mass who received transabdominal transvaginal ultrasound and CEUS in the Third People′s Hospital of Longgang District from September 2018 to January 2021 were enrolled. The images were classified by O-RADS US and diagnosed by CEUS by experienced and senior radiologist. On the basis of O-RADS US classification, the enhancement time, enhancement level and enhancement mode of CEUS were combined to upgrade or degrade the classification results of O-RADS US. The diagnostic accuracy was assessed using ROC curve analysis, the area under the ROC curve (AUC) was calculated. The reproducibility of O-RADS US was assessed by another senior radiologist.Results:The AUC of O-RADS US for diagnosing benign and malignant ovarian-adnexal masses was 0.844(0.722, 0.927), the AUC of CEUS was 0.833(0.710, 0.920), the AUC of O-RADS US combined with CEUS was 0.940(0.842, 0.986) (compared with O-RADS US, P=0.020; compared with CEUS, P=0.031). The intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC) was 0.897(0.824, 0.940) for O-RADS US. Conclusions:CEUS combined with O-RADS US classification can effectively improve the diagnostic efficiency for benign and malignant ovarian-adnexal masses.
2.The applicability of sound touch elastography and sound touch quantify in measuring liver and spleen stiffness
Jian ZHENG ; Manli WU ; Mei ZHONG ; Siyuan ZOU ; Rizhen GU ; Lexiang LONG ; Siliang KANG ; Jie ZENG ; Rongqin ZHENG
Chinese Journal of Ultrasonography 2019;28(7):617-620
Objective To assess the applicability of sound touch elastography ( ST E) and sound touch quantify ( ST Q ) in measuring liver and spleen stiffness . Methods One hundred and eighteen healthy volunteers were included and underwent ST E and ST Q . T he success rate ,variability and reproducibility of ST E and ST Q were analyzed . T he accurate sampling size and number of tests for liver ST Q were also analyzed . Results T he success rates ,variability ,reproducibility of ST E and ST Q in liver were 97 .5% and 99 .2% ,8 .7% and 12 .0% ,0 .917 and 0 .916 , respectively . While those with spleen were 76 .3% and 66 .9% ,12 .4% and 16 .4% ,0 .847 and 0 .706 ,respectively . The sampling size of 1 .5 cm×1 .0 cm yield the lowest variability ( 8 .5% ) ( F =6 .562 , P =0 .002) ,and there was no significant difference between results of detecting 5 times and 10 times( P =0 .571) . T he liver and spleen stiffness of ST E were 5 .75 kPa ( 95%CI :5 .60-5 .91 kPa) and 15 .58 kPa ( 95% CI :14 .99 -16 .16 kPa) . Conclusions The measurement of liver stiffness using both ST E and ST Q have a high success rate and low variability . However ,ST E is better than STQ in measuring spleen stiffness .