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- Title
Off-site evaluation of three-dimensional ultrasound for the diagnosis of thyroid nodules: comparison with two-dimensional ultrasound.
- Authors
Kim, Soo; Kim, Ji-hoon; Choi, Seung; Yun, Tae; Wi, Jae; Kim, Sun; Sun, Hye; Ryoo, Inseon; Park, Sun-Won; Sohn, Chul-Ho; Kim, Soo Chin; Choi, Seung Hong; Yun, Tae Jin; Wi, Jae Yeon; Kim, Sun Ah; Sun, Hye Young
- Abstract
<bold>Objectives: </bold>We compared the diagnostic performance of off-site evaluation between prospectively obtained 3D and 2D ultrasound for thyroid nodules.<bold>Methods: </bold>3D and 2D ultrasonographies were preoperatively obtained from 85 consecutive patients (mean age, 51 years; age range, 28-83 years) who were referred for a total thyroidectomy. Three radiologists independently evaluated 3D and 2D images of 91 pathologically confirmed thyroid nodules (30 benign and 61 malignant nodules) for nodule characterization. Diagnostic performance, interobserver agreement and time for scanning were compared between 3D and 2D.<bold>Results: </bold>3D had significantly higher sensitivities than 2D for predicting malignancy (78.7 % vs. 61.2 %, P < 0.01) and extrathyroidal extension (66.7 % vs. 46.4 %, P = 0.03) in malignancy. In terms of specificities, there were no statistically significant differences between 2D and 3D for predicting malignancy (78.4 % vs. 74.8 %, P = 1.00) and extrathyroidal extension (63.6 % vs. 57.6 %, P = 0.46). With respect to interobserver agreement, 3D showed moderate agreement (κ = 0.53) for predicting extrathyroidal extension in malignancy compared with 2D ultrasound, which showed fair agreement (κ = 0.37). 3D saved time (30 ± 56.52 s) for scanning compared with 2D.<bold>Conclusion: </bold>For off-site evaluation, 3D US is more useful for diagnosis of thyroid nodules than 2D US.<bold>Key Points: </bold>• 3D had higher sensitivity than 2D for predicting malignancy and extrathyroidal extension. • 3D showed better agreement for predicting extrathyroidal extension in malignancy than 2D. • 3D thyroid ultrasound saved time for scanning compared with 2D. • For off-site evaluation of thyroid nodules, 3D is more useful than 2D.
- Subjects
THYROID cancer diagnosis; DIAGNOSTIC ultrasonic imaging; MEDICAL imaging systems; THREE-dimensional imaging; THYROIDECTOMY; THYROID gland radiography
- Publication
European Radiology, 2016, Vol 26, Issue 10, p3353
- ISSN
0938-7994
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/s00330-015-4193-2