ArticleSkeletal radiology2020
The diagnostic value of ultrasound and shear wave elastography in the differentiation of benign and malignant soft tissue tumors.
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Abstract
aimTo evaluate the diagnostic value of ultrasound (US) and shear wave elastography (SWE) in the differentiation of benign and malignant soft tissue tumors. MATERIALS AND
methodsA hundred and nine patients (mean age 43.3 ± 20.5, range 0-85; 64 men and 45 women) diagnosed with soft tissue tumors between August 2016 and January 2020 were evaluated with US and SWE. The stiffness of the lesions was measured as mean and maximum shear wave velocity (SWV
resultsPathology results revealed 37 malignant and 43 benign lesions. Twenty-nine lesions were benign based on follow-up criteria. Consensus US reading revealed 91.9% sensitivity and 72.2% specificity with almost perfect inter-observer agreement (κ = 0.802). Larger lesion size, male gender, advanced patient age, deep location, hypoechoic and hypervascular appearance, ill-defined margins, and presence of cystic area were associated with malignant diagnosis (p < 0.001, p = 0.010, p = 0.001, p = 0.001, p = 0.003, p < 0.001, p = 0.001, and p = 0.011, respectively). Median SWV
conclusionUS features can differentiate malignant and benign soft tissue tumors, whereas SWE did not contribute to the differentiation of soft tissue tumors.
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