SynthesisUltrasonography (Seoul, Korea)2021
Combination of shear-wave elastography with ultrasonography for detection of breast cancer and reduction of unnecessary biopsies: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- The mechanopathology of the tumor microenvironment: detection techniques, molecular mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2025Review
- Ultrasound elastography features as promising predictors of pathological complete response in patients with HER2-positive breast cancer undergoing neoadjuvant therapy.American journal of translational research · 2025Article
- Reliability and Validity of Shore Hardness in Plantar Soft Tissue Biomechanics.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Multiview deep learning networks based on automated breast volume scanner images for identifying breast cancer in BI-RADS 4.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Article
- Application and prospects of AI-based radiomics in ultrasound diagnosis.Visual computing for industry, biomedicine, and art · 2023Review
- Clinical applications of shear wave dispersion imaging for breast lesions: a pictorial essay.Ultrasonography (Seoul, Korea) · 2023Article
- Use of shear-wave elastography to distinguish complex and complicated fibroadenomas from simple fibroadenomas.Diagnostic and interventional radiology (Ankara, Turkey) · 2023Article
- Role of Doppler US and elastography prior to biopsy to identify candidates for avoidance of surgery following neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer.Ultrasonography (Seoul, Korea) · 2023Article
- The added value of S-detect in the diagnostic accuracy of breast masses by senior and junior radiologist groups: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Gland surgery · 2022Article
- Diagnostic performance of 2D-shear wave elastography in the diagnosis of breast cancer: a clinical appraisal of cutoff values.La Radiologia medica · 2022Article
- Prospective analysis of breast masses using the combined score for quantitative ultrasonography parameters.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Differential diagnosis of B-mode ultrasound Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System category 3-4a lesions in conjunction with shear-wave elastography using conservative and aggressive approaches.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2022Article
- Machine learning-based diagnostic evaluation of shear-wave elastography in BI-RADS category 4 breast cancer screening: a multicenter, retrospective study.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2022Article
- Automated Breast Volume Scanner (ABVS)-Based Radiomic Nomogram: A Potential Tool for Reducing Unnecessary Biopsies of BI-RADS 4 Lesions.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeThis study was undertaken to compare the diagnostic performance and biopsy reduction rate of combined shear-wave elastography (SWE) and B-mode ultrasonography (US) versus B-mode US alone for breast lesions and to determine the most discriminatory parameter in SWE.
methodsA systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted. The resources for the study were obtained from MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane Library, and KoreaMed on August 17, 2018. The quality of the articles was evaluated using the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) tool.
resultsTwenty-five articles with 5,147 breast lesions were selected. The meta-analysis showed pooled sensitivities of 0.94 and 0.97 (P=0.087), pooled specificities of 0.85 and 0.61 (P=0.009), and area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) of 0.96 and 0.96 (P=0.095) for combined SWE and B-mode US versus B-mode US alone. When SWE was combined with B-mode US, the Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System category changed from 4 to 3 in 71.3% of the tests, decreasing the frequency of unnecessary biopsies by 41.1%. All four parameters of SWE (the color grade of lesion stiffness, maximum elasticity, mean elasticity, and color grade of lesion stiffness/homogeneity of the lesion) improved the specificity when they were added to B-mode US. The AUC for each SWE parameter was 0.99, 0.96, 0.96, and 0.93, respectively.
conclusionAdding SWE to B-mode US not only provides additional diagnostic information for differentiating between benign and malignant breast lesions, but also decreases the likelihood of unnecessary biopsies.
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