使用剪切波弹性图 (SWE) 的丸评估在患有静脉的患者中
Sandra Baleato-Gonzalez1, Iria Osorio-Vazquez1, Enrique Flores-Ríos1
1University Hospital Complex of Santiago de Compostela, 15706 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Journal of imaging
|September 27, 2023
概括
瘤存在并没有显著改变丸硬度,健康的丸显示的硬度值高于瘤患者. 这一发现影响了对静脉和丸健康的理解.
科学领域:
- 泌尿器科 泌尿器科 泌尿器科 泌尿器科
- 医疗成像医学成像
- 安德罗学与人类学
背景情况:
- 静脉是男性不孕症的常见原因之一.
- 评估丸功能对于生殖健康至关重要.
- 丸硬可能会提供关于丸病理学的见解.
研究的目的:
- 为了评估静脉对丸硬性的影响.
- 为了比较丸的硬度,有和没有静脉.
- 为了研究静脉对 testicular parenchymal组织的影响.
主要方法:
- 剪波弹性图 (SWE) 用于测量丸硬度.
- 研究包括来自48名患者的94个丸,分为三个组:静脉,逆侧正常和对照.
- 克鲁斯卡尔-瓦利斯测试比较了年龄,丸体积和度值.
主要成果:
- 两组之间没有发现年龄,丸体积或度的统计学上显著差异.
- 平均SWE值在各组中相似:4 ± 0.4 kPa (静脉瘤),4 ± 0.5 kPa (逆侧) 和4.2 ± 0.7 kPa (对照).
- 丸体积是可比的:15.8 ± 3.8毫升 (静脉瘤),16 ± 4.3毫升 (逆侧) 和16.4 ± 5.9毫升 (对照).
结论:
- 在对照组 (健康的丸) 中,丸硬度值较高,而与静脉瘤患者相比.
- 静脉的存在并没有显著改变测量的丸硬度.
- 进一步的研究可能会探索微妙的变化或其他弹性图形参数.
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