Diagnostic Performance of Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse Elastography for the Differentiation of Benign and Malignant Superficial Lymph Nodes: A Meta‐analysis

Li, Jun; Chen, Ming; Cao, Chun-Li; Zhou, Libing; Li, Shugang; Ge, Zong-Kai; Zhang, Weihong; Xu, Jianwei; Cui, Xin‐Wu; Dietrich, Christoph F.

doi:10.1002/jum.15096

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“…Furthermore, not only breast, but also for axillary lymph nodes, especially in the usual oval shape, SWV elastography has benefits in differential dignosis of benign or malignant lymphadenopathy with smooth-edged thin cortex and deterioration in the physiological hilar echo. Although there is not enough compatibility between studies about axillary and other lymphatic chains settled in the superficial lymph nodes, generally when cortical SWV values exceed the cut-off values, decision of biopsy can be given by evaluating also the other morphological findings together [39] [40] [41]. In our unit, for the lymph nodes which are thickened, nodularity gained or deleting the echo hilum of the cortex, SWV cut-off values are accepted meaningful >2.4 m/sec, in terms of malignancy.…”

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Quantitative Ultrasound Elastography of Breast: A Review and Update with Emphasis on Shear Wave Imaging (ARFI)

Yıldırım¹,

Akıncı²,

Tekcan³

2021

OJMI

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Elastography is a method which determines the stiffness of tissues with the help of ultrasound technology and exhibits more quantitative data according to palpation that made during physical examination. Elastography has relatively entered to routine use in the breast evaluation with imaging techniques. Although palpation has a very long history, elastography has been used since 1990s. Elastography is used as an adjunct to conventional gray scale ultrasound and can identify the stiffness of the tissues non-invasively. Today, it is used as two separate technological modalities: strain elastography and shear wave elastography. The aims of these modalities are to increase the sensitivity of the separation between malignant and benign lesions, reduce the unnecessary biopsy processes and to provide a more accurate Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BIRADS) categorization of the breast lesions. In this article, we aimed to review the clinical utilization and benefits of elastography in differantial diagnosis of breast lesions, BIRADS categorization, and biopsy decision making in the light of current literature.

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Quantitative Ultrasound Elastography of Breast: A Review and Update with Emphasis on Shear Wave Imaging (ARFI)

Yıldırım¹,

Akıncı²,

Tekcan³

2021

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“…Ultrasound shear wave elastography is gaining importance in diagnostics for a variety of diseases[ 1 - 4 ]. In recent years, several ultrasound-based elastography techniques have been developed for non-invasive quantitative assessment of tissue elasticity, primarily liver stiffness[ 5 ].…”

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Comparison of point and two-dimensional shear wave elastography of the spleen in healthy subjects

Nowotny¹,

Schmidberger²,

Schlingeloff³

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BACKGROUND Few systematic comparative studies of the different methods of physical elastography of the spleen are currently available. AIM To compare point shear wave and two-dimensional elastography of the spleen considering the anatomical location (upper, hilar, and lower pole). METHODS As part of a prospective clinical study, healthy volunteers were examined for splenic elasticity using four different ultrasound devices between May 2015 and April 2017. The devices used for point shear wave elastography were from Siemens (S 3000) and Philips (Epiq 7), and those used for two-dimensional shear wave elastography were from GE (Logiq E9) and Toshiba (Aplio 500). In addition, two different software versions (5.0 and 6.0) were evaluated for the Toshiba ultrasound device (Aplio 500). The study consisted of three arms: A, B, and C. RESULTS In study arm A, 200 subjects were evaluated (78 males and 122 females, mean age 27.9 ± 8.1 years). In study arm B, 113 subjects were evaluated (38 men and 75 women, mean age 26.0 ± 6.3 years). In study arm C, 44 subjects were enrolled. A significant correlation of the shear wave velocities at the upper third of the spleen ( r = 0.33088, P < 0.0001) was demonstrated only for the Philips Epiq 7 device compared to the Siemens Acuson S 3000. In comparisons of the other ultrasound devices (GE, Siemens, Toshiba), no comparable results could be obtained for any anatomical position of the spleen. The influencing factors age, gender, and body mass index did not show a clear correlation with the measured shear wave velocities. CONCLUSION The absolute values of the shear wave elastography measurements of the spleen and the two different elastography methods are not comparable between different manufacturers or models.

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“…In the abdomen and chest, computed tomography (CT) is usually the standard imaging method for staging purposes according to oncological guidelines [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]. In the mediastinum, endo-scopic ultrasound (EUS) techniques are often necessary for biopsy and cytological and/or histological evaluation [13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]. However, the knowledge of the clinical background is important for correct staging and determining the aetiology.…”

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“…Conventional B-mode ultrasound, elastography, Doppler and contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) features are described in the literature for LN characterisation [2,10,11,13,14,[18][19][20][21]30,31].…”

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Does lymph node morphology using ultrasound reflect aetiology? A pictorial essay, part I

et al. 2020

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The evaluation of lymph nodes (LNs) using ultrasound requires a high level of clinical and sonographic competence. This “pictorial essay” is intended to illustrate eye-catching examples of relevant “clinical-sonographic visual diagnoses” of LNs. We provide typical images and take-home messages of eye-catching features to illustrate the featured publications.The first part includes “important differential diagnoses of eye-catching features of suspected lymphadenopathy” and “benign lymphadenopathy”. The second part will include “Eye-catching features of malignant lymphadenopathy, both carcinoma and lymphoma”

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Diagnostic Performance of Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse Elastography for the Differentiation of Benign and Malignant Superficial Lymph Nodes: A Meta‐analysis

Cited by 14 publications

References 33 publications

Quantitative Ultrasound Elastography of Breast: A Review and Update with Emphasis on Shear Wave Imaging (ARFI)

Quantitative Ultrasound Elastography of Breast: A Review and Update with Emphasis on Shear Wave Imaging (ARFI)

Comparison of point and two-dimensional shear wave elastography of the spleen in healthy subjects

Does lymph node morphology using ultrasound reflect aetiology? A pictorial essay, part I

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