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ArticleThe British journal of radiology2024

Predicting tall-cell subtype of papillary thyroid carcinomas independently with preoperative multimodal ultrasound.

Bei-Bei Ye, Yun-Yun Liu, Ying Zhang, Bo-Ji Liu, Le-Hang Guo, Qing Wei, Yi-Feng Zhang, Hui-Xiong Xu

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Bei-Bei YeDepartment of Medical Ultrasound, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200072, China.
Yun-Yun LiuDepartment of Medical Ultrasound, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200072, China.
Ying ZhangDepartment of Medical Ultrasound, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200072, China.
Bo-Ji LiuDepartment of Medical Ultrasound, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200072, China.
Le-Hang GuoDepartment of Medical Ultrasound, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200072, China.
Qing WeiDepartment of Pathology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200072, China.
Yi-Feng ZhangDepartment of Medical Ultrasound, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200072, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0789-322X
Hui-Xiong XuShanghai Engineering Research Center of Ultrasound Diagnosis and Treatment, Shanghai 200072, China.

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National Natural Science Foundation of China 82171942Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality 19DZ2251100Shanghai Municipal Health Commission 2019LJ21
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objectivesThis study aimed to explore the differences between tall-cell subtype of papillary thyroid carcinoma (TCPTC) and classical papillary thyroid carcinoma (cPTC) using multimodal ultrasound, and identify independent risk factors for TCPTC to compensate the deficiency of preoperative cytological and molecular diagnosis on PTC subtypes.

methodsForty-six TCPTC patients and 92 cPTC patients were included. Each patient received grey-scale ultrasound, colour Dopplor flow imaging (CDFI) and shear-wave elastography (SWE) preoperatively. Clinicopathologic information, grey-scale ultrasound features, CDFI features and SWE features of 98 lesions were compared using univariate analysis to find out predictors of TCPTC, based on which, a predictive model was built to differentiate TCPTC from cPTC and validated with 40 patients.

resultsUnivariate and multivariate analyses identified that extra-thyroidal extension (odds ratio [OR], 15.12; 95% CI, 2.26-115.44), aspect ratio (≥0.91) (OR, 29.34; 95% CI, 1.29-26.23), and maximum diameter ≥14.6 mm (OR, 20.79; 95% CI, 3.87-111.47) were the independent risk factors for TCPTC. Logistic regression equation: P = 1/1+ExpΣ[-5.099 + 3.004 × (if size ≥14.6 mm) + 2.957 × (if aspect ratio ≥ 0.91) + 2.819 × (if extra-thyroidal extension). The prediction model had a good discrimination performance for TCPTC: the area under the receiver-operator-characteristic curve, sensitivity, and specificity were 0.928, 0.848, and 0.954 in cohort 1, and the corresponding values in cohort 2 were 0.943, 0.923, and 0.926, respectively.

conclusionUltrasound has the potential for differential diagnosis of TCPTC from cPTC. A prediction model based on ultrasound characteristics (extra-thyroidal extension, aspect ratio ≥0.91, and maximum diameter ≥14.6 mm) was useful in predicting TCPTC. ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE: Multimodal ultrasound prediction of TCPTC was a supplement to preoperative cytological diagnosis and molecular diagnosis of PTC subtypes.

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Multimodal ImagingThyroid Cancer, PapillaryThyroid NeoplasmsAdultAgedCarcinoma, PapillaryDiagnosis, DifferentialElasticity Imaging TechniquesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPreoperative CarePreoperative PeriodRetrospective StudiesRisk Factorspapillary thyroid carcinomashear-wave elastographytall-cell subtypeultrasound

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