Differential diagnosis of gallbladder neoplastic polyps and cholesterol polyps with radiomics of dual modal ultrasound: a pilot study.

PURPOSE: To verify whether radiomics techniques based on dual-modality ultrasound consisting of B-mode and superb microvascular imaging (SMI) can improve the accuracy of the differentiation between gallbladder neoplastic polyps and cholesterol polyps. METHODS: A total of 100 patients with 100 pathologically proven gallbladder polypoid lesions were enrolled in this retrospective study. Radiomics features on B-mode ultrasound and SMI of each lesion were extracted. Support vector machine was used to classify adenomas and cholesterol polyps of gallbladder for B-mode, SMI and dual-modality ultrasound, respectively, and the classification results were compared among the three groups. RESULTS: Six, eight and nine features were extracted for each lesion at B-mode ultrasound, SMI and dual-modality ultrasound, respectively. In dual-modality ultrasound model, the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC), classification accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, and Youden's index were 0.850 ± 0.090, 0.828 ± 0.097, 0.892 ± 0.144, 0.803 ± 0.149 and 0.695 ± 0.157, respectively. The AUC and Youden's index of the dual-modality model were higher than those of the B-mode model (p < 0.05). The AUC, accuracy, specificity and Youden's index of the dual-modality model were higher than those of the SMI model (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Radiomics analysis of the dual-modality ultrasound composed of B-mode and SMI can improve the accuracy of classification between gallbladder neoplastic polyps and cholesterol polyps.

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound combined with ultrasonic elastography to diagnose encapsulated papillary carcinoma: A case report.

Encapsulated papillary carcinoma is a rare malignant breast tumor with low malignancy, and is most commonly found in postmenopausal women. On ultrasound, encapsulated papillary carcinoma has an envelope, and anechoic areas inside the lesion. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound shows marked enhancement without size expand, and ultrasonic elastography suggests soft parenchyma in the lesion. However, it is often challenging to differentiate between encapsulated papillary carcinoma and other breast tumors, especially some benign lesions. Here, we reported a case of encapsulated papillary carcinoma in a 65-year-old female patient who discovered a breast mass three years ago and presented with nipple discharge and pain six months before. This case report demonstrated the ability of multimodal ultrasound to diagnose encapsulated papillary carcinoma.

Comparison of the Value of Conventional Ultrasound and Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound-Guided Puncture Biopsy in Different Sizes of Peripheral Pulmonary Lesions.

Objective: To compare the clinical value of contrast-enhanced ultrasound and conventional ultrasound-guided puncture biopsy in peripulmonary lesions of different sizes. Materials and Methods: 110 patients with peripulmonary lesions were randomly divided into two groups: the conventional ultrasound-guided group and the contrast-enhanced ultrasound-guided group. The lesions in the two groups were further divided into two groups according to the size of the lesions, and the tissues taken after puncture biopsy were sent for pathological examination. The pathological results were compared with the postoperative pathological results and other examination results, and the complications were recorded at the same time. Results: In the conventional ultrasound group, the success rate of single puncture was 72.7% and the success rate of puncture was 80.0%; in the contrast group, the success rate of single puncture was 90.9% and the success rate of puncture was 94.6%. The difference between the two groups was statistically significant. There was no significant difference in needle bleeding and pneumothorax between the two groups. In the <30 mm group, there was no significant difference in the success rate of single puncture and the success rate of puncture between the two groups according to the size of the lesions. In the ≥30 mm group, the success rate of single puncture (97.1%) and puncture success rate (97.1%) in the contrast guidance group were higher than those in the conventional ultrasound guidance group (70.3%, 78.4%) and the difference was statistically significant (p < 0.05). Conclusion: Compared with conventional ultrasound, for peripheral pulmonary lesions guided by contrast-enhanced ultrasonography, especially when the maximum diameter of the lesion is ≥ 30 mm, needle biopsy has better guiding significance; for peripheral lung lesions with a maximum diameter of <30 mm, contrast-enhanced ultrasonography is compared with conventional ultrasound guidance. The puncture success rate was not significantly different.

Diagnostic value of acoustic radiation force impulse for BI-RADS category 4 breast lesions of different sizes.

OBJECTIVE: To determine the diagnostic value of combined conventional ultrasound (US) and acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) imaging for the differential diagnosis of BI-RADS category 4 breast lesions of different sizes. MATERIALS AND METHODS: From April 2013 to January 2015, 283 patients (with a total of 292 breast lesions) who underwent US and ARFI examination were included in this retrospective study. The SWV for the lesion and adjacent normal breast tissue were measured and the SWV ratio was calculated. VTI grade was also assessed. The lesions were separated into three groups on the basis of size, and two combinations of ARFI parameters (SWV + VTI and SWV ratio + VTI) were applied to reassess the BI-RADS categories. Diagnoses were confirmed by pathological examination after biopsy or surgery. ROC analysis was performed to assess the diagnostic efficiency of each method. The Z test was used to compare the difference between AUC of the two methods. RESULTS: Significant improvement was seen in the diagnostic performance of US with the use of the ARFI parameters SWV + VTI (77/179 [43.0%] of BI-RADS category 4A breast lesions were downgraded) and SWV ratio + VTI (64/179 [35.8%] of BI-RADS category 4A breast lesions were downgraded, including two malignant cases that were misdiagnosed as benign) (P < 0.01). The difference between the performances of the two combinations-SWV + VTI and SWV ratio + VTI-was significant only in breast lesions <10 mm in size, where the AUC of SWV ratio + VTI was significantly greater than the AUC of SWV + VTI (0.929 vs. 0.874; P < 0.01). CONCLUSION: Combination of US with ARFI can improve diagnostic performance and help avoid unnecessary biopsy in BI-RADS category 4 breast lesions. The combination of SWV ratio + VTI can improve BI-RADS classification of small lesions (<10 mm size).