扩散权重MRI的定量评估,以区分大于4厘米的良性和恶性甲状腺结节
Tingting Zheng1, Xiaoli Xie2, Zhaoxian Ni3
1Department of Radiology, Minhang Hospital, Fudan University, No 170, Xinsong Road, Minhang District, Shanghai, 201199, China.
BMC medical imaging
|December 13, 2023
概括
定量扩散加权成像 (DWI) 有效诊断出恶性甲状腺结节. 结合DWI信号强度比 (SIR) 和最小明显扩散系数 (ADCmin) 模型,显著减少了不必要的活检,显示出高诊断性能.
科学领域:
- 放射学 放射学是一门学科.
- 在瘤学瘤学.
- 医疗成像医学成像
背景情况:
- 甲状腺结节很常见,区分良性和恶性结节对于适当的患者管理至关重要.
- 准确诊断甲状腺结节,特别是较大的 (>4厘米),可以挑战传统的成像技术.
研究的目的:
- 评估定量扩散权重成像 (DWI) 分析的诊断疗效,以区分良性与恶性甲状腺结节大于4厘米.
- 开发和验证使用DWI参数的预测模型,以提高诊断准确度和减少不必要的活检.
主要方法:
- 使用定量DWI和明显扩散系数 (ADC) 参数对82个甲状腺结节 (62个良性,20个恶性) 的回顾性分析.
- 计算信号强度标准偏差 (DWISD,ADCSD),信号强度比 (DWISIR,ADCSIR),平均ADC (ADC平均),最小ADC (ADCmin),以及ADC值标准偏差 (ADCVSD) 的方法.
- 使用后勤回归和ROC分析来确定预测因素,并将模型性能与ACR-TIRADS进行比较.
主要成果:
- 多变量分析确定DWISIR和ADCmin作为恶性瘤的独立预测因子 (P<0.001).
- 结合的DWISIR和ADCmin值模型实现了0.875的ROC曲线 (AUC) 下的高面积,超过了ACR-TIRADS (AUC = 0.722).
- 综合的DWISIR和ADCmin模型显示,没有必要的活检率为0%,明显低于ACR-TIRADS (56.3%).
结论:
- 定量DWI分析为恶性甲状腺结节提供了有利的诊断效果.
- 结合DWISIR和ADCmin的值模型显著提高了诊断性能,并大大降低了不必要的活检率.
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