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The Diagnostic Value of Superb Microvascular Imaging (SMI) in Detecting Blood Flow Signals of Breast Lesions: A Preliminary Study Comparing SMI to Color Doppler Flow Imaging.
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- Diagnostic value of superb microvascular imaging and color doppler for thyroid nodules: A meta-analysis.Frontiers in oncology · 2023Pooled it
- Superb microvascular imaging (SMI) in the evaluation of musculoskeletal disorders: a systematic review.La Radiologia medica · 2020Pooled it
- The Clinical Application of Combined Ultrasound, Mammography, and Tumor Markers in Screening Breast Cancer among High-Risk Women.Computational and mathematical methods in medicine · 2022Trial
- Application of superb microvascular imaging in focal liver lesions.World journal of gastroenterology · 2017Trial
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- The "snow globe" sign: a microvascular flow imaging artifact in cystic lesions, and the role of dispersed internal debris.Abdominal radiology (New York) · 2026Article
- Multimodal combined model integrating 2.5D deep learning and habitat radiomics for malignancy discrimination in ≤2 cm BI-RADS 4 breast lesions.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2026Article
- Evaluating the Predictive Value of Post-Treatment Superb Microvascular Imaging for Complete Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Invasive Breast Cancer.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- A Deep Learning Radiomics Model based on Superb Microvascular Imaging for Non-Invasive Prediction of the Degree of Arteriolosclerosis in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease.Current medical imaging · 2026Article
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- A retrospective observational study of changes in uterine fibroid blood flow and fibroid diameter after administration of gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists and antagonists using superb microvascular imaging.The journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research · 2025Observational
- Comparative Evaluation of Superb Microvascular Imaging and Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Differentiating Benign and Malignant Breast Masses.Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine · 2025Article
- The Role of Monochromatic Superb Microvascular Index to Predict Malignancy of Solid Focal Lesions: Correlation Between Vascular Index and Histological Bioptic Findings.Tomography (Ann Arbor, Mich.) · 2025Article
- A retrospective analysis of multiparametric ultrasound features in chromophobe renal cell carcinoma.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Article
- Using ultrafast angio planewave ultrasensitive and conventional doppler imaging techniques to assess intramuscular blood perfusion in older adults.BMC medical imaging · 2024Observational
- Application of superb microvascular imaging technology in clinical disease activity of rheumatoid arthritis.Clinical rheumatology · 2024Article
- Ultrasound-Based Noncontrast Microvascular Imaging for Evaluation of Breast Lesions: Imaging Techniques and Review of Diagnostic Criteria.The Indian journal of radiology & imaging · 2024Review
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Abstract
The correlation between color Doppler flow imaging (CDFI) and Superb Microvascular Imaging (SMI) for detecting blood flow in breast lesions was investigated, as was the diagnostic value of SMI in differentiating benign from malignant breast lesions.These lesions were evaluated using both CDFI and SMI according to Adler's method. Pathologic examination showed 57 malignant lesions and 66 benign lesions. The number of blood vessels in a single mass was detected by 2 techniques (SMI and CDFI), and the difference between the 2 values (SMI-CDFI) was calculated. The optimal threshold for the diagnosis of malignant neoplasms and the diagnostic performances of SMI, CDFI, and SMI-CDFI were calculated.For the total lesions and malignant lesions alone, the difference between SMI and CDFI for detecting blood flow was significant (P < 0.01), but the difference was not significant for benign lesions (P = 0.15). The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve was 0.73 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.64-0.82) for CDFI; 0.81 (95% CI: 0.74-0.89) for SMI; and 0.89 (95% CI: 0.82-0.95) for SMI-CDFI. Furthermore, the modality of "SMI-CDFI" showed the best diagnostic performance.SMI provides further microvessel information in breast lesions. The diagnostic modality of "SMI-CDFI" can improve the diagnostic performance of ultrasound in the differentiation between benign and malignant masses.
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