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- Title
Role of Ultrasound Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse in Differentiating Benign from Malignant Superficial Lymph Nodes.
- Authors
Chanda, Reettika; Kandagaddala, Madhavi; Moses, Vinu; Sigamani, Elanthenral; Keshava, Shyamkumar Nidugala; Janakiraman, Rajinikanth
- Abstract
Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic performance of acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) imaging in differentiating benign from malignant peripheral lymphadenopathy. Materials and Methods: This was a prospective study approved by the Institutional Review Board with financial grant for the same. Ultrasound and ARFI imaging of peripheral lymph nodes were performed and correlated with pathological results, which were used as the reference standard. The virtual touch tissue imaging and virtual touch tissue quantification parameters of ARFI were analyzed in 86 lymph nodes, of which 78 were included in the study. Using receiver operating characteristic curve analysis, the diagnostic usefulness of ARFI values were evaluated with respect to their sensitivity, specificity, and area under the curve. Results: The mean area ratio of benign lymph nodes was 0.88 (±0.2) and that of malignant lymph nodes was 1.17 (±0.14). The mean shear wave velocities (SWV) of benign and malignant lymph nodes were 2.02 m/s (±0.94) and 3.7 m/s (±2.27), respectively. The sensitivity and specificity of virtual touch imaging area ratio in differentiating benign from malignant lymph nodes was 97% and 77%, of SWV was 71% and 70%, and of SWV ratio was 68% and 79%, respectively. Conclusion: As ARFI was found to have a superior diagnostic performance over conventional ultrasound and color Doppler in the characterization of lymph nodes, we recommend its routine use in differentiating benign from malignant nodes.
- Subjects
ACOUSTIC radiation force; LYMPH nodes; RECEIVER operating characteristic curves; INSTITUTIONAL review boards; ACOUSTIC radiation force impulse imaging; FRICTION velocity
- Publication
Journal of Clinical Imaging Science, 2020, Vol 10, p1
- ISSN
2156-7514
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.25259/JCIS_175_2019