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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: magnetic resonance enterography has been increasingly used for the diagnosis and follow-up of Crohn's disease (CD). The purpose of the study was to compare the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) with wall enhancement for the differentiation of severe, moderate or no inflammation activity in the ileum. METHODS: a prospective, blinded study was conducted of 46 CD patients with a clinical Crohn's disease activity index (CDAI) ≥ 220 and a simple endoscopic score for Crohn's disease (ES-CD) ≥ 7, which yielded 58 inflamed segments with CD. Twenty controls were also included. All segments were characterized by four ADC readings. The two different enhancement patterns observed in inflamed segments, transmural or mucosal, were associated with severely (23) or moderately (35) active CD. RESULTS: the ADC value decreased from 2.79 ± 0.35 x 10-3 mm2/s for normal segments to 1.81 ± 0.39 x 10-3 mm2/s for the moderately inflamed segments and 1.15 ± 0.20 x 10-3 mm2/s for severely inflamed segments (p ≤ 0.0001). ROC curve analysis on the basis of the three ADC distributions showed a very good discrimination capability with an area under the curve of 0.95. Three groups were defined as follows: normal ileum ADC > 2.4 x 10-3 mm2/s, moderate stages of inflammation 1.5 x 10-3 mm2/s < ADC ≤ 2.4 x 10-3 mm2/s and severe stages of ADC ≤ 1.5 x 10-3 mm2/s. CONCLUSIONS: the ADC value reliably discriminates between normal and inflamed ileum and also distinguishes between severe and moderate inflammation.
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Doença de Crohn/diagnóstico por imagem , Imagem de Difusão por Ressonância Magnética , Doenças do Íleo/diagnóstico por imagem , Adulto , Área Sob a Curva , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Endoscopia Gastrointestinal , Feminino , Humanos , Íleo/diagnóstico por imagem , Aumento da Imagem/métodos , Masculino , Variações Dependentes do Observador , Estudos Prospectivos , Curva ROCRESUMO
PURPOSE: The authors sought to compare the diagnostic performance of the Mammotome(®) and EnCor(®) vacuum-assisted breast biopsy (VABB) systems in the assessment of suspicious mammographic microcalcifications. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Between January 2011 and July 2012, a total of 169 VABB were performed by stereotactic guidance on a prone table. The Mammotome(®) 11G (S1) or EnCor(®) 10G (S2) probes were used randomly. Sampling time and the number of frustules collected were considered; sensitivity, specificity, diagnostic accuracy, positive and negative predictive value (PPV, NPV) of both procedures were evaluated, considering the final histological examination as reference (B1, B3, B5 lesions underwent surgical excision; B2 lesion were considered confirmed after a negative follow-up of at least 1 year). RESULTS: There were no statistically significant differences between the two groups of patients according to the number of procedures (S1 82/169; S2 87/169), average age, BIRADS category (4a, b), and average size of the lesions. The two systems did not differ statistically for correlation with the final histology (S1 k = 0.94 ± 0.06; S2 k = 0.92 ± 0.08) and underestimation of B3 lesions or in situ (S1 4.5%; S2 4.3%). Sensitivity, specificity, PPV, NPV, diagnostic accuracy of S1 and S2 were also not statistically different. The systems differed only in sampling time (S1 80; S2 63 s), but not in total procedure time. CONCLUSIONS: Our study confirms the effectiveness of VABB in the assessment of microcalcifications and highlights the lack of significant differences between the two systems in terms of diagnostic performance.
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Biópsia por Agulha/instrumentação , Neoplasias da Mama/patologia , Calcinose/patologia , Biópsia Guiada por Imagem/instrumentação , Vácuo , Neoplasias da Mama/diagnóstico por imagem , Calcinose/diagnóstico por imagem , Feminino , Humanos , Mamografia , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Valor Preditivo dos Testes , Sensibilidade e Especificidade , Técnicas EstereotáxicasRESUMO
PURPOSE: To retrospectively assess the risk of breast cancer associated with the radial scar (RS) microhistological diagnosis, also taking into consideration the percutaneous biopsy devices used, as well as the different performances of the mammographic systems (analogical, digital and tomosynthesis) in the radiological diagnosis of RS. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Between March 2002 and November 2011, 80 RSs were identified using the analogical, digital and tomosynthesis mammographic systems. Based on the microhistological examination, the patients were divided into three groups [RS without hyperplasic-proliferative lesions (HPL); RS with HPL; RS with cancer] and we assessed the risk of cancer associated with RS in the first and second group. We evaluated the mammographic features and the BI-RADS categories assigned to RSs, the biopsy devices used and the differences between the pathological examination and the microhistological diagnosis (p < 0.05). RESULTS: Based on the microhistological examination, 51/80 patients were included in the first group (9 of them not subjected to surgery), 25/80 in the second group and 4/80 in the third one. At the final histological examination, there were 7/42 (16.7%) cancers in the first group and 8/25 (32%) in the second group. The largest number of microhistological underestimation occurred in the patients who were subjected to core biopsy (15 cases) (p < 0.05). Tomosynthesis improved (p < 0.05) the identification of the RS. CONCLUSIONS: 22.3% of the RSs was associated with cancer. Given that at microhistological examination 16.7% of the RS without HPL was cancer at pathology, the surgical excision is preferred. Tomosynthesis was useful to detect parenchymal distortions.
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Biópsia com Agulha de Grande Calibre , Neoplasias da Mama/diagnóstico por imagem , Cicatriz/diagnóstico por imagem , Biópsia Guiada por Imagem , Neoplasias da Mama/patologia , Neoplasias da Mama/cirurgia , Cicatriz/patologia , Feminino , Humanos , Mamografia , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estudos Retrospectivos , Fatores de Risco , Técnicas EstereotáxicasRESUMO
Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is a common neoplasm that may be associated with focal invasive breast cancer lesions. The aim of our study was to evaluate the role of preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in determining occult invasive presence and disease extent in patients with preoperative diagnosis of pure DCIS. We analyzed 125 patients with postoperative pure DCIS (n = 91) and DCIS plus invasive component (n = 34). Diagnostic mammography (MRX) showed a size underestimation rate of 30.4% while MRI showed an overestimation rate of 28.6%. Comparing the mean absolute error between preoperative MRI and MRX evaluations and final disease extent, MRI showed an improved accuracy of 51.2%. In our analysis preoperative breast MRI showed a better accuracy in predicting postoperative pathologic extent of disease, adding strength to the growing evidences that preoperative MRI can lead to a more appropriate management of DCIS patients.
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Neoplasias da Mama/patologia , Carcinoma Intraductal não Infiltrante/patologia , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética/métodos , Adulto , Fatores Etários , Idoso , Neoplasias da Mama/diagnóstico por imagem , Neoplasias da Mama/cirurgia , Carcinoma Intraductal não Infiltrante/diagnóstico por imagem , Carcinoma Intraductal não Infiltrante/cirurgia , Feminino , Humanos , Mamografia , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Valor Preditivo dos Testes , Cuidados Pré-Operatórios , Estudos Retrospectivos , Adulto JovemRESUMO
Background and purpose: magnetic resonance enterography has been increasingly used for the diagnosis and follow-up of Crohn's disease (CD). The purpose of the study was to compare the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) with wall enhancement for the differentiation of severe, moderate or no inflammation activity in the ileum. Methods: a prospective, blinded study was conducted of 46 CD patients with a clinical Crohn's disease activity index (CDAI) ≥ 220 and a simple endoscopic score for Crohn's disease (ES-CD) ≥ 7, which yielded 58 inflamed segments with CD. Twenty controls were also included. All segments were characterized by four ADC readings. The two different enhancement patterns observed in inflamed segments, transmural or mucosal, were associated with severely (23) or moderately (35) active CD. Results: the ADC value decreased from 2.79 ± 0.35 x 10-3 mm2/s for normal segments to 1.81 ± 0.39 x 10-3 mm2/s for the moderately inflamed segments and 1.15 ± 0.20 x 10-3 mm2/s for severely inflamed segments (p ≤ 0.0001). ROC curve analysis on the basis of the three ADC distributions showed a very good discrimination capability with an area under the curve of 0.95. Three groups were defined as follows: normal ileum ADC > 2.4 x 10-3 mm2/s, moderate stages of inflammation 1.5 x 10-3 mm2/s < ADC ≤ 2.4 x 10-3 mm2/s and severe stages of ADC ≤ 1.5 x 10-3 mm2/s. Conclusions: the ADC value reliably discriminates between normal and inflamed ileum and also distinguishes between severe and moderate inflammation
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