OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic utility of sonographic elastography in differentiating reactive and metastatic axillary lymph nodes in breast cancer. METHODS: A total of 64 lymph nodes (reactive, n = 33; metastatic, n = 31) from 62 patients with breast cancer were examined by both B-mode sonography and elastography from April to July 2009. Two experienced radiologists retrospectively assessed B-mode sonograms by the sum of scores for 4 criteria: short diameter, shape, hilum, and cortical thickening. Elastographic images were given scores of 1 to 4 according to the percentage of high-elasticity areas in the lymph nodes. We compared the diagnostic performance of B-mode sonography, elastography, and combined examinations. We also calculated the strain ratio of the lymph node and subcutaneous fat tissue. RESULTS: The elasticity score for malignant lymph nodes (mean, 3.1) was higher than the score for benign lymph nodes (mean, 2.2; P < .0001). With a cutoff between elasticity scores of 2 and 3, elastography showed 80.7% sensitivity, 66.7% specificity, and 73.4% accuracy. With a cutoff between B-mode sonographic scores of 1 and 2, B-mode sonography showed 74.2% sensitivity and 78.8% specificity. Combined B-mode and elastographic sonography showed higher sensitivity (87.1%) than B-mode sonography alone. With a strain ratio cutoff point of 2.3, sensitivity was 82.8%, and specificity was 56.3%. CONCLUSIONS: Sonographic elastography may increase the sensitivity of B-mode sonography in the detection of metastatic axillary lymph nodes.
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic utility of sonographic elastography in differentiating reactive and metastatic axillary lymph nodes in breast cancer. METHODS: A total of 64 lymph nodes (reactive, n = 33; metastatic, n = 31) from 62 patients with breast cancer were examined by both B-mode sonography and elastography from April to July 2009. Two experienced radiologists retrospectively assessed B-mode sonograms by the sum of scores for 4 criteria: short diameter, shape, hilum, and cortical thickening. Elastographic images were given scores of 1 to 4 according to the percentage of high-elasticity areas in the lymph nodes. We compared the diagnostic performance of B-mode sonography, elastography, and combined examinations. We also calculated the strain ratio of the lymph node and subcutaneous fat tissue. RESULTS: The elasticity score for malignant lymph nodes (mean, 3.1) was higher than the score for benign lymph nodes (mean, 2.2; P < .0001). With a cutoff between elasticity scores of 2 and 3, elastography showed 80.7% sensitivity, 66.7% specificity, and 73.4% accuracy. With a cutoff between B-mode sonographic scores of 1 and 2, B-mode sonography showed 74.2% sensitivity and 78.8% specificity. Combined B-mode and elastographic sonography showed higher sensitivity (87.1%) than B-mode sonography alone. With a strain ratio cutoff point of 2.3, sensitivity was 82.8%, and specificity was 56.3%. CONCLUSIONS: Sonographic elastography may increase the sensitivity of B-mode sonography in the detection of metastatic axillary lymph nodes.
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