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ArticleCancer management and research2020

Comparison of Diagnostic Efficacy Between Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound and DCE-MRI for Mass- and Non-Mass-Like Enhancement Types in Breast Lesions.

Wei Liu, Min Zong, Hai-Yan Gong, Li-Jun Ling, Xin-Hua Ye, Shui Wang, Cui-Ying Li

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Wei Liu *Department of Ultrasound, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, People's Republic of China.
Min Zong *Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, People's Republic of China.
Hai-Yan Gong *Department of Ultrasound, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, People's Republic of China.
Li-Jun LingDepartment of Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, People's Republic of China.
Xin-Hua YeDepartment of Ultrasound, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, People's Republic of China.
Shui WangDepartment of Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, People's Republic of China.
Cui-Ying LiDepartment of Ultrasound, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, People's Republic of China.

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Abstract

backgroundContrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) can provide angiogenesis information about breast lesions; however, its diagnostic performance in comparison with that of dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) has not been systematically investigated. This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic efficacy of CEUS and DCE-MRI in mass-like and non-mass-like enhancement types of breast lesions. MATERIAL AND

methodsA retrospective study was conducted on 252 patients with breast lesions who underwent CEUS and DCE-MRI before surgery between January 2016 and February 2020. Histopathological results were used as reference standards. All patients were classified into mass-like and non-mass-like enhancement lesion groups. The mass-like lesion group was further divided into three categories according to different sizes (group 1: <10 mm, group 2: 10-20 mm, and group 3: >20 mm). Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and receiver operating characteristic curve were analyzed to assess the diagnostic performance of these two modalities.

resultsFor mass-like breast lesions, DCE-MRI (

conclusionFor mass-like breast lesions, DCE-MRI showed better diagnostic performance than CEUS in differentiating benign and malignant tumors of medium-sizes (10-20mm) but not of smaller (<10mm) and larger (>20 mm) sizes. For non-mass-like lesions, both modalities showed similar diagnostic performance.

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breast cancercontrast-enhanced ultrasounddynamic contrast-enhanced MRImass-like breast lesionnon-mass-like breast lesion

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PMCPMC7781362

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