肿块深度对乳腺超声弹性成像检查结果的影响分析

目的探究超声弹性成像(UE)中肿瘤深度对于判断乳腺肿物的良、恶性影响。方法选取本院2017年1月~2018年10月间收治的178例因乳腺肿块行手术切除患者为观察对象,纳入病灶200个。依据肿瘤深度不同分4组。对所有的患者在术前均予以常规超声检查以及超声弹性成像检查,对比不同深度肿瘤的UE成像情况、分析诊断效能(准确度、特异度、灵敏度以及阴、阳性预测值),对比良恶性乳腺肿瘤UE成像检查的阳性率。结果诊断良性病灶114个、恶性病灶86个;D组成像效果与A、B、C组相比的UE成像效果更差(P<0.05);A组特异度与B、C、D组的对比差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);A组准确度显著高于D组,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05),UE成像技术对恶性病灶的诊断阳性率显著更高(P<0.05)。结论在乳腺超声弹性成像检查中,对于乳腺肿物的良、恶性成像质量,诊断的特异度与准确度均受到肿瘤深度的影响。     

Imaging the floor of the mouth and the sublingual space

A wide range of pathologic processes may involve the floor of the mouth, the part of the oral cavity that is located beneath the tongue. They include lesions that arise uniquely in this location (eg, ranula, submandibular duct obstruction) as well as various malignancies, inflammatory processes, and vascular abnormalities that may also occur elsewhere in the head and neck. Some lesions that arise in superficial tissues such as the mucosa may be easily diagnosed at physical examination. However, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, or ultrasonography may be necessary for a reliable assessment of lesion extension to deeper structures. In such cases, knowledge of the complex muscular, vascular, glandular, ductal, and neural anatomy of the region is important for accurate diagnosis and treatment planning. Familiarity with the radiologic imaging appearances of the floor of the mouth and recognition of anatomic landmarks such as the mylohyoid and hyoglossus muscles are especially useful for localizing disease within this region.     

Evaluation of the usefulness of the limited cone-beam CT (3DX) in the assessment of the thickness of the roof of the glenoid fossa of the temporomandibular joint

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of the limited cone-beam X-ray CT (3DX) (Morita Co., Japan) in measuring the thickness of the roof of the glenoid fossa (RGF) of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twenty-one TMJs removed at autopsy from 21 cadavers were investigated macroscopically using dissection and 3DX imaging. A Digimatic Outside Micrometer and a 3DX-image tool were used to measure the minimum thickness of the RGF. Multiple measurements were made to identify the thinnest area. Once the thinnest areas had been identified, three linear measurements were made and the average value was used for statistical analysis. RESULTS: The average macroscopic examination measurement was 1.37 mm (range 0.55-3.6 mm) and the average 3DX image measurement was 1.22 mm (range: 0.51-3.0 mm). There was no significant difference between these two groups using the Mann-Whitney U-test (P < 0.05). The Spearman's correlation coefficient by rank between these two groups was r = 0.93(P < 0.001). CONCLUSION: These results suggest that bone thickness measurements of the RGF by 3DX imaging was effective.