甲状腺良恶性结节的超声鉴别诊断

目的探讨甲状腺良恶性结节声像图表现及鉴别诊断。方法对经手术病理证实的60例甲状腺良性结节和21例恶性结节的超声二维及彩色多普勒血流声像图（CDFI）表现进行对比分析。结果良恶性结甲在形态,边界,内部回声,彩色血流分布,阻力指数,颈部淋巴结肿大等指标有统计学显著性差异。结论形态不规整,边界不清,内部不均匀低回声,微钙化,内部血流丰富而周边少或无血流,RI〉0．7等可以作为恶性结节的主要指标;不清晰、不完整、宽窄不一的晕环及颈部淋巴结肿大高度提示恶性;囊性结节可作为排除恶性指标。微小乳头状癌结节及良恶性并发的多源性结节常常会被误诊。     

Role of Duplex Power Doppler Ultrasound in Differentiation between Malignant and Benign Thyroid Nodules

Objective

To evaluate the usage of duplex power Doppler ultrasound (PDUS) for the differentiation of benign and malignant thyroid nodules.

Materials and Methods

We prospectively examined 77 thyroid nodules in 60 patients undergoing ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB). Each nodule was described according to size, inner structure, borders, parenchymal echogenicity, peripheral halo formation, and the presence of calcification (B-mode ultrasound findings). Vascularity as determined by PDUS imaging was defined as non-vascular, peripheral, central, or of mixed type. For each nodule, the pulsatility index (PI) and resistive index (RI) values were obtained. Results of FNAB and surgical pathological examination (if available) were used as a proof of final diagnosis to categorize all nodules as benign or malignant. A receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was performed to establish cut-off, sensitivity, and specificity values associated with RI-PI values.

Results

A significant relationship was observed between malignancy and irregular margins, microcalcifications, and hypoechogenicity on ultrasound examination (p < 0.05). The pattern of vascularity as determined by PDUS analysis was not a statistically significant criterion to suggest benign or malignant disease in this study (p > 0.05). The central, peripheral, and mean RI-PI values were higher in malignant nodules when compared to the other cytologies (p < 0.05).

Conclusion

Vascularity is not a useful parameter for distinguishing malignant from benign thyroid nodules. However, RI and PI values are useful in distinguishing malignant from benign thyroid nodules.     

Contrast-enhanced color Doppler ultrasonography in suspected parathyroid lesions

Purpose: To assess the usefulness of US contrast media in the evaluation of patients with primary hyperparathyroidism, with a nodule showing US features of a primary parathyroid lesion but lacking the color Doppler US appearance of a parathyroid mass.Material and Methods: Thirteen patients (7 female, 6 male; age range 51-79 years) were examined with US before and after administration of a stabilized galactose-based microbubble contrast agent. Ten patients underwent surgery and the final histological examination demonstrated parathyroid adenoma in 9 cases and a mesenchymal benign nodule in 1 case. Three nodules were proved to be of thyroid origin at fine-needle aspiration biopsy.Results and Conclusion: The use of a US contrast agent resulted in a diagnostic gain compared to unenhanced studies in 12/13 cases. Color Doppler findings characteristic of parathyroid lesions were observed in 7/13 cases, of thyroid nodules in 4/13 cases, and nonspecific patterns in 2/13 cases. Contrast-enhanced color Doppler US can be proposed in selected patients in whom unenhanced color Doppler provides uncertain findings. Its ideal application should be the evaluation of cervical lesions without detectable intranodular flow at unenhanced Doppler studies. In these cases, the contrast agent helps in visualizing typical color Doppler signals of the parathyroid lesions ("vascular pole" and "mixed pattern").     

Usefulness of echo-color Doppler in differentiating parathyroid lesions from other cervical masses

. The aim of our study was to clarify possible differential color Doppler US features between parathyroid lesions and other cervical masses. A total of 56 parathyroid lesions in 54 patients with primary hyperparathyroidism were preoperatively examined with color Doppler sonography. Color Doppler flow patterns were compared with those of 72 thyroid nodules and 20 cervical lymph nodes. In 38 parathyroid lesions a correlation between color Doppler patterns and size, location, and pathological findings was performed. Color Doppler sonography showed five vascular distribution patterns: pattern I, absence of flow; pattern II, focal peripheral flow (“vascular pole”) with arterial Doppler spectrum; pattern III, peripheral flow; pattern IV, internal flow (“parenchymal pattern”); pattern V, peripheral and intranodular flow. Pattern I was not specific for any cervical lesion considered. Conversely, pattern IV was observed solely in parathyroid lesions, and pattern II was observed in only one nonparathyroid lesion (thyroid nodule). Mixed pattern (pattern V) was observed solely in thyroid nodules. In addition, pattern III was a characteristic finding of thyroid nodules and was observed in only one parathyroid lesion. Color Doppler patterns of the parathyroid masses did not correlate with the size of the lesion or pathological findings, but only with the location of the gland. Our study showed that color Doppler assessment of parathyroid lesions is a useful integration of gray-scale US and may be helpful in distinguishing parathyroid lesions from other cervical masses. Received 6 November 1995; Revision received 9 January 1996; Accepted 19 February 1996     

Role of 99mTc-Tetrofosmin delayed scintigraphy and color Doppler sonography in characterization of solitary thyroid nodules

OBJECTIVES: A study was undertaken to evaluate the diagnostic efficiency of Tc-Tetrofosmin scan and color Doppler in the characterization of benign and malignant solitary thyroid nodules. METHODS: Fifty-two patients found to have a cold solitary thyroid nodule on Tc-pertechnetate scintigraphy were included in this study. All patients underwent a single-injection dual-phase (30 min and 120 min) Tc-Tetrofosmin scan. The intranodular vascularity was measured using color Doppler sonography. Fine-needle aspiration cytology was performed on all the patients. In the following days and weeks all patients underwent surgery. RESULTS: Thirteen out of 15 patients with thyroid cancer showed delayed retention of radiotracer (on 120 min images as compared to the initial 30 min image). Thirty-six out of 37 patients harboring benign solitary nodules showed significant washout of tracer on delayed images. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value of delayed Tc-Tetrofosmin scintigraphy were found to be 86.6, 97.2, 92.8 and 94.7%, respectively. The Doppler study was able to demonstrate increased vascularity in the center of 8 of the 15 malignant nodules. Thirty-two patients harboring a benign solitary nodule showed normal or increased peripheral vascularity on Doppler study. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value of color Doppler were found to be 53.5, 86.4, 61.5 and 82%, respectively. CONCLUSION: Delayed Tc-Tetrofosmin scintigraphy is a highly sensitive and specific method for characterizing solitary thyroid nodules, while color Doppler has a low sensitivity but relatively high specificity in differentiating benign from malignant thyroid lesions.     

Suspiciously malignant findings on ultrasound after fine needle aspiration biopsy in a thyroid nodule with initially benign ultrasound and cytologic result: to repeat or to follow-up

Purpose

The purposes of this study were to evaluate the incidence of suspiciously malignant change on ultrasound (US) in thyroid nodules after initial benign US and cytologic results and to investigate the associated US characteristics and the management of these nodules.

Materials and methods

Among the patients who underwent thyroid fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) from October 2003 to December 2004, 550 patients who had thyroid nodules with initial benign US and cytologic results were included. Reference standards were established by pathologic results, follow-up cytologic results or follow-up US. We evaluated the incidence of morphologic changes to suspiciously malignant US findings of these thyroid nodules after FNAB. We also evaluated the initial US features associated with the nodules showing suspiciously malignant findings on US after FNAB in these patients.

Results

Of 550 patients, 28 nodules (5.1%) showed morphologic changes into nodules with suspiciously malignant US findings on follow-up US. All thyroid nodules showing morphologic changes had mixed solid and cystic components (P<.001). Suspiciously malignant changes on US were associated with the percentage of the cystic portion, but all changed nodules were confirmed as benign.

Conclusion

Follow-up US should be recommended rather than to repeat FNAB for thyroid nodules with initial benign US and cytologic results even if they later develop suspiciously malignant US features after FNAB.     

Diagnosis of thyroid nodules by Doppler ultrasonography: a comparison between color Doppler and power Doppler ultrasonography

The purpose of this study was to assess the usefulness of color and power Doppler imaging in thyroid nodules. The following 4 items were compared between malignant thyroid nodules (34 cases) and benign nodules (51 cases): 1) vascularity; 2) distribution of tumor vessels (none, marginal, peripheral, central); 3) nature of tumor vessels (tortuosity, interruption); and 4) FFT analysis. The distribution of tumor vessels on color Doppler images, nature of tumor vessels on power Doppler images, and the indices of PI, RI, and ATI in FFT analysis were useful in making the differential diagnosis between malignant and benign nodules. In terms of vascularity, including the distribution of tumor vessels on power Doppler images and nature of tumor vessels on color Doppler images, no statistically significant differences were found between malignant and benign nodules. Power Doppler images depicted tumor vessels in more detail than color Doppler images and were considered to extend the application of FFT analysis.     

US, colour-Doppler US and fine-needle aspiration biopsy in the diagnosis of thyroid nodules

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to correlate the diagnosis of benign or malignant thyroid nodules obtained with grey-scale ultrasound (US) and colour-Doppler US with the cytological findings after US-guided fine-needle aspiration (FNA). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Between January 2004 and June 2005, 516 thyroid nodules in 420 patients (181 solitary thyroid nodules and 239 multiple nodules) were prospectively evaluated with US, colour-Doppler US and US-guided FNA. The nodules were classified as sonographically benign, suspicious or malignant in accordance with established US criteria. Cytological findings were classified as inadequate, benign, indeterminate, suspicious or malignant. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value (NPV) and diagnostic accuracy of US and colour-Doppler US were evaluated using FNA as the reference procedure. RESULTS: The sensitivity, specificity, PPV, NPV and overall accuracy values of grey-scale US were 46%, 73%, 34%, 82% and 67%, respectively, for solitary thyroid nodules and 35%, 72%, 14%, 90% and 68%, respectively, for multiple nodules. The evaluation of nodule vascularity with colour-Doppler US produced a slight increase in sensitivity but a slight reduction in specificity. CONCLUSIONS: Thyroid nodules cannot be accurately characterised using grey-scale US or colour-Doppler US.     

彩色多普勒超声诊断良恶性甲状腺结节的参考价值

目的分析良、恶性甲状腺结节的彩色多普勒超声表现,以提高超声诊断和鉴别诊断良、恶性甲状腺结节的价值。方法回顾性分析经手术、病理明确诊断的157个良、恶性甲状腺结节的彩色多普勒超声表现,良、恶性结节的形态、回声、钙化特点、彩色多普勒血流图血流信号分布等。结果157个甲状腺结节经病理诊断,其中 90个为良性结节,67个为恶性结节;本组病例彩色多普勒超声检查的特异性为92.2%,敏感性为80.6%,诊断符合率为87.2%;彩色多普勒超声图像显示甲状腺良、恶性结节的形态、边界、包膜、回声、血流信号分布、内部钙化情况、血流阻力指数值比较,差异比较均具有统计学意义（P<0.05）。结论彩色多普勒超声可诊断甲状腺病变,依据重要的参考指标,可评价甲状腺结节的良、恶性。     

Role of combined grey scale US and US tissue elastography in differentiating solid thyroid nodules

Background

Ultrasonographic (US) examination is an accurate method for detecting thyroid nodules, but its use in differentiating between benign and malignant thyroid nodules is relatively low. US elastography has been applied to study the hardness/elasticity of nodules to differentiate malignant from benign lesions thus deviating a significant group of patients from unnecessary FNAB.

Objectives

The aim of the study is to evaluate the validity of combined grey scale US and tissue elastography in differentiating benign form malignant solid thyroid nodules.

Methods

The study included 46 selected patients with solid thyroid nodules according to our inclusion and exclusion criteria. The patients underwent surgery for compressive symptoms or suspicion of malignancy on FNA cytology. US features and tissue elastography were scored according to the Rago criteria (1).

Results

On US elastography: all the 31 cases with a final diagnosis of benign nodule had a score of 1–3, while 14 of 15 (94.1%) with a final diagnosis of carcinoma had a score of 4–5, with a sensitivity of 93.3%, a specificity of 100% and an accuracy of 97.8%. Combined US and elastography reveals that hypoechogenicity/score 4–5 was most predictive of malignancy with sensitivity 80% and specificity 100%; and accuracy 93.4%.

Conclusions

US elastography seems to have great potential as a new tool for differentiating solid thyroid nodules and for recommending FNAC. Combined grey scale US features and US elastography added no significant value when compared with US elastography alone. Further prospective studies are needed.     

甲状腺乳头状癌的彩色多普勒超声血流特点

目的：探讨甲状腺乳头状癌的彩色多普勒超声（CDFI）血流表现的特点。方法：回顾性分析经术后病理证实的88例甲状腺乳头状癌患者的彩色多普勒超声图像,观察病灶内部回声,有无钙化,血流分布特点、血流形态,测量肿瘤内部血管阻力指数（RI）,收缩期峰值流速（Vmax）,并分析频谱的形态。结果：甲状腺乳头状癌结节内多为高血供（81．8％）,而微钙化与结节内部丰富血流同时出现具有特征性。甲状腺乳头状癌结节以结节内部血流为主（68．7％）,血流分布异常杂乱,结节内部更低回声区团块状异常丰富血流及无级别差异的分支血管的出现可提高对甲状腺乳头状癌的诊断。频谱多普勒峰值血流多出现于收缩期上升支的前1／3,RI〉0．7可作为甲状腺结节良恶性鉴别的指标。颈部转移淋巴结CDFI多为包膜下异常紊乱血流信号,并向内部分支,其血流丰富程度及血流形态与甲状腺内原发病灶相似。结论：甲状腺乳头状癌的彩色多普勒血流表现有一定的特点,将其与二维声像图结合可提高甲状腺乳头状癌的诊断率。     

Ultrasonographic contrast agent: evaluation of time-intensity curves in the characterisation of solitary thyroid nodules

PURPOSE: To evaluate whether the time-intensity curve can improve characterisation of solitary thyroid nodules. MATERIAL AND METHODS: From June to December 2000 we studied 61 patients (16 men and 45 women, mean age 46 years) with solitary thyroid nodules that were not associated with any important hormonal alteration and that showed poor tracer uptake at scintigraphy. We evaluated the Power Doppler vascular pattern before and after a 60" intravenous injection of 2.5 g of Levovist (diluted in 7 ml). The study lasted 5 minutes from the beginning of the infusion. Finally, the time-intensity curves were processed. All the nodules underwent fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) and excision biopsy. RESULTS: Histology revealed 43 benign lesions and 18 malignant lesions. At contrast-enhanced Power Doppler 83.4% (15/18) of the malignant nodules were found to be hypervascularized, while 16.6% (3/18) were hypovascularized. Of the benign lesions, 90.7% (39/43) were hypervascularized, 9.3% (4/43) were hypovascularized. All the nodules, both hyper- and hypovascularized, displayed rapid and intense wash-in curves. By contrast, the wash-out curves were regular and monophasic in 40/43 (93%) benign lesions (36 hypervascularized and 4 hypovascularized lesions) and irregular and polyphasic in 16/18 (89%) malignant lesions (13 hypervascularized and 3 hypovascularized lesions); 3/43 (7%) benign nodules showed polyphasic wash-out and 2/18 malignant lesions (11%) showed monophasic wash-out. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: Time-intensity curves, and particularly wash-out curves, provide useful information for the characterisation of solitary thyroid nodules. 93% of benign nodules (with regular vascularization) showed a monophasic pattern of the wash-out curve, while 89% of malignant nodules ("anarchical" vascularization) had polyphasic wash-out curves. This behaviour was observed in both hypervascularized and hypovascularized lesions. Our method proved to have a sensitivity of 88% and a specificity of 93%. The study of time-intensity curves could therefore enable us to differentiate between benign and malignant lesions and characterise hypovascularized malignant nodules which would not be observed without contrast agent.     

Diagnosis of thyroid cancer in children: value of gray-scale and power doppler US

PURPOSE: To prospectively analyze the accuracy of various diagnostic criteria for cancer in solid thyroid nodules in children on the basis of gray-scale and power Doppler ultrasonographic (US) findings. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study protocol was approved by the institutional review board, and patient's parents gave full informed consent. One hundred three consecutive pediatric patients with solid thyroid nodules were included in the study. Thirty-five patients had thyroid cancer (mean age, 14.6 years +/- 2.6 [standard deviation]; range, 10-18 years), and 68 patients had benign thyroid nodules (mean age, 14.2 years +/- 2.9; range 9-18 years). Three-dimensional US was used to determine the volume of thyroid gland and thyroid nodules. Results of nodule cytologic and histologic examination and long-term clinical and US follow-up were used as a proof of final diagnosis. The following US characteristics were evaluated: location, echogenicity, echotexture, outline, presence of a halo, microcalcifications, and type of vascularization. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to evaluate the accuracy of US criteria for thyroid cancer in lesions with diameter of 15 mm and smaller and lesions with diameter larger than 15 mm. Qualitative variables were compared by using the chi(2) test and quantitative variables were compared by using the Student t test. Significance was defined at P < .05. RESULTS: In thyroid nodules with diameter of 15 mm and smaller, the most reliable diagnostic criteria for malignancy were an irregular outline (sensitivity, 69.6%; specificity, 86.4%; P < .001), subcapsular location (sensitivity, 65.2%; specificity, 86.4%; P < .001), and increased intranodular vascularization (sensitivity, 69.6%; specificity, 87.9%; P < .01). For thyroid nodules larger than 15 mm in diameter, the accuracy of US diagnosis was much lower than that for smaller nodules. The only reliable criterion for cancer in this group was hypoechogenicity (sensitivity, 60.0%; specificity, 84.0%; P < .01). CONCLUSION: Study findings indicate that US is most helpful in diagnosis of thyroid malignancy in thyroid nodules with diameter of 15 mm and smaller, with detection of irregular tumor outline, subcapsular location, and increased intranodular vascularization.     

Gray-scale and color Doppler ultrasonographic manifestations of papillary thyroid carcinoma: analysis of 51 cases

The purpose of this study is to assess the specific ultrasonic characteristics of papillary thyroid carcinoma and to determine the relative frequency of various patterns of papillary carcinoma on gray-scale ultrasonography (US) and color Doppler ultrasonography (CDU).

Methods

We retrospectively reviewed US features in 51 patients with confirmed papillary thyroid carcinoma. The features were analyzed based on tumor size, echogenicity, echotexture, boundary, margin, shape, and calcification pattern on gray-scale US imaging, and on patterns of vascularity on CDU. We obtained the relative frequency of features and classified these features into three categories: common (≥50% of lesions), less common (>10% but <50%), and uncommon (≤10%). Individual differences and combinations of features were also analyzed.

Results

In total, 67 nodules were enrolled in our study. The sizes of 76% of nodular lesions were <20.0 mm. Common US features of papillary carcinoma included: a homogeneous hypoechoic solid picture; a poorly defined boundary; an irregular margin; the absence of halo; the absence of calcifications or microcalcifications; and mixed perinodular and intranodular blood flow patterns. Less common features included: a heterogeneous hypoechoic or very hypoechoic picture; microcalcifications; a well-defined boundary; a regular margin; a halo with uneven thickness or an incomplete halo; and a taller-than-wide shape. Uncommon features included: an isoechoic picture; solid with cystic components; coarse calcifications; mixed coarse calcifications and microcalcifications; “inferno”-type blood flow; and absence of blood flow. On average, each nodule had 4.9 US features considered common, 1.8 US features considered less common, and 0.4 US feature considered uncommon. Features such as predominantly cystic composition, hyperechoic texture, and hypoechoic halo with even thickness were never found in our study. The top two common manifestations of papillary carcinoma were solid architecture and mixed perinodular and intranodular blood flow signals.

Conclusion

All lesions in our series had a predominantly solid characteristic on gray-scale US.     

Role of ultrasound,color doppler,elastography and micropure imaging in differentiation between benign and malignant thyroid nodules

Purpose

To evaluate the role of ultrasound elastography, Doppler and micropure imaging in the assessment of thyroid nodules, using the pathological analysis as the reference standard.

Role of color Doppler US in the evaluation of renal transplant

AIM: To assess the role of Ultrasound (US), US Color Doppler (CD) and Power Doppler (PD) in the diagnosis and in the follow-up of renal graft pathology by evaluating morphological and functional features of the vasculature and comparing these to other clinical parameters. MATERIAL AND METHODS: From January 1990 to June 2000, four hundred and thirty-six renal allograft recipients (mean age 45 years) underwent periodical US, CD and PD (mean follow-up 48 months) to evaluate morphology and perfusion of the graft. Resistive index (RI) and pulsatility index (PI) were measured in order to monitor flow variations from the renal to the arcuate arteries. PD was used mainly to study the morphology of the cortical vessels. The examinations were performed on an Esaote Biomedica AU-4/5 (Genoa, Italy) using a convex 3.5 MHz probe and a linear 7.5 MHz probe. On the basis of clinical data the patients were divided into 3 groups: A) Normal, B) Acute graft dysfunction, C) Chronic allograft nephropathy. In 87 patients (20%) percutaneous biopsy or FNAB was performed. RI and PI mean values +/-SD were calculated and compared to the other diagnostic parameters considered: serum creatinine level, US morphology, CD and PD vascularization. Finally RI and PI for each group were compared using the t -test in order to determine the statistical significance of the correlation between these indices and the patients clinical conditions. RESULTS: The 436 patients were divided as follows: Group A) 170 patients (39%); Group B) 105 patients (24%); Group C) 161 patients (37%). Urological and surgical complications were ruled out in all patients. RI and PI showed a similar trend exceeding cut-off values in Group B) and C) with highest peaks in Group B. Statistical analysis demonstrated the efficacy of this method in the differentiation between normal and pathological grafts, but there was a reduced statistical difference between the two pathological groups. Histological analysis performed on 87 patients (20%) showed good correlation with RI. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: CD is a non-invasive diagnostic method which provides flow-metric quantitative parameters for the hemodynamic assessment of the renal transplant. These values present a certain sensitivity but are not specific of renal graft dysfunction, as there is no reliable differentiation between acute rejection and other parenchymal pathologies. During the follow-up, RI and PI have no predictive value. RI variations from renal artery to cortical vessels (hylum-cortical ratio) show a good correlation with the clinical evolution of the transplant. The evaluation of RI and PI can generally be limited to renal and interlobar arteries as arcuate sampling is necessary only when the hylum-cortical ratio shows reduction or inversion. Integration of clinical and instrumental diagnoses can reduce the number of biopsies.     

甲状腺细针穿刺细胞学联合BRAF基因检测的诊断价值

目的 评价甲状腺细针穿刺细胞学(FNAB)联合BRAF V600E基因检测对甲状腺结节良恶性鉴别的诊断价值.方法 总结经手术病理证实的64个甲状腺结节术前超声引导下细针穿刺细胞学检查和BRAF V600E基因检测的资料,以手术后组织病理学结果作为甲状腺结节性质的诊断金标准,分析FNAB、BRAF V600E基因检测以及两者联合诊断的价值.结果 62例患者64个结节(2例双侧)接受手术处理,其中共有44个结节检测到BRAF V600E突变,43个结节术后病理为甲状腺乳头状癌,1个术后病理为结节性甲状腺肿.在44个检测到BRAF V600E突变结节中,FNAB诊断恶性28个,良性6个,无法确定性质10个.在20个未检测到BRAF V600E突变结节中,FNAB诊断恶性5个,良性3,无法确定性质12个,术后病理14个甲状腺乳头状癌,4个结节性甲状腺肿,1个亚急性甲状腺炎,1个甲状腺腺瘤.共57个甲状腺乳头状癌中,检查到BRAF V600E基因突变有43个,突变率为75.4％.与手术病理金标准比较,FNAB判断甲状腺结节良恶性的灵敏度、特异度、阳性预测值、阴性预测值、正确率分别是78.9％、85.7％、97.8％、33.3％、79.7％;BRAF V600E基因检测判断甲状腺结节良恶性的灵敏度、特异度、阳性预测值、阴性预测值、正确率分别是75.4％、85.7％、97.7％、30.0％、76.6％;FNAB联合BRAF V600E基因检测判断甲状腺结节良恶性的灵敏度、特异度、阳性预测值、阴性预测值、正确率分别是94.7％、71.4％、96.4％、62.5％、92.2％.采用McNemar配对资料x2检验比较FNAB、FNAB联合BRAF基因检测两种诊断方法的差别,P＜0.001,两者差异有显著统计学意义.结论 对FNAB无法明确性质的甲状腺结节,辅助联合BRAF V600E基因检测,可以提高甲状腺结节良恶性诊断的准确性.     

Differentiation between Benign and Malignant Solid Thyroid Nodules Using an US Classification System

Objective

To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of a new ultrasound (US) classification system for differentiating between benign and malignant solid thyroid nodules.

Materials and Methods

In this study, we enrolled 191 consecutive patients who received real-time US and subsequent US diagnoses for solid thyroid nodules, and underwent US-guided fine-needle aspiration. Each thyroid nodule was prospectively classified into 1 of 5 diagnostic categories by real-time US: "malignant," "suspicious for malignancy," "borderline," "probably benign," and "benign". We evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of thyroid US and the cut-off US criteria by comparing the US diagnoses of thyroid nodules with cytopathologic results.

Results

Of the 191 solid nodules, 103 were subjected to thyroid surgery. US categories for these 191 nodules were malignant (n = 52), suspicious for malignancy (n = 16), borderline (n = 23), probably benign (n = 18), and benign (n = 82). A receiver-operating characteristic curve analysis revealed that the US diagnosis for solid thyroid nodules using the 5-category US classification system was very good. The sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values, and accuracy of US diagnosis were 86%, 95%, 91%, 92%, and 92%, respectively, when benign, probably benign, and borderline categories were collectively classified as benign (negative).

Conclusion

The diagnostic accuracy of thyroid US for solid thyroid nodules is high when the above-mentioned US classification system is applied.     

Contrast-enhanced color Doppler US in malignant portal vein thrombosis

Purpose: To assess the role of contrast-enhanced color Doppler US in the differential diagnosis of benign and malignant portal vein thrombosis.Material and Methods: Fifty-six patients with portal vein thrombosis underwent color and power Doppler US examination before and after i.v. injection of galactose-palmitic acid suspension. The criterion for diagnosing the presence and extension of thrombosis was the lack of visualization of portal vein flow in a segment of the portal vein. The criterion for diagnosing malignant portal vein thrombosis was the detection of pulsatile arterial flow, either hepatopetal or hepatofugal, in the thrombus. The US data were correlated with the types of portal vein thrombosis.Results: Among the 56 patients, there were 40 benign and 16 malignant portal thromboses. Unenhanced Doppler US detected continuous blood flow in 24 benign thromboses and pulsatile in 3 malignant thromboses. No flow, either continuous or pulsatile, was detected in 16 cases with benign thrombosis and in 13 cases with malignant thrombosis. Contrast-enhanced Doppler US allowed to assess pulsatile flow in 15 cases with malignant thrombosis (94%). The use of pulsatile flow as diagnostic criterion of malignant thrombosis yielded a sensitivity of 57% and a specificity of 95% with conventional Doppler US, whereas contrast-enhanced US achieved a sensitivity of 94% and a specificity of 100%.Conclusion: Contrast-enhanced Doppler US is a reliable diagnostic tool for assessing malignant portal vein thrombosis.     

甲状腺结节的高频超声声像图特点及彩色多普勒血流特征分析

目的 探究甲状腺结节的高频超声声像图特点结合彩色多普勒血流特征,从而鉴别判断甲状腺结节的良恶性.方法 以最终术后病理结果为依据,按良恶性病变的不同,将2017年1月～2018年5月接收的131例甲状腺结节患者分为甲状腺良性结节组和甲状腺恶性结节组两组.甲状腺良性结节组68例,甲状腺恶性结节组63例.均接受高频超声及彩色...