کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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1761163 | 1019636 | 2011 | 9 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Computerized Detection and Quantification of Microcalcifications in Thyroid Nodules
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موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه
فیزیک و نجوم
آکوستیک و فرا صوت
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چکیده انگلیسی
To improve the ultrasonographic detection rates of thyroid cancers with microcalcifications, we propose to enhance the sensitivity of sonographic calcifications detection and to avoid interobserver variation by a computerized quantification method in a prospective setting. A total of 227 participants with 258 nodules were evaluated. Among them, two nodules were excluded for suspicious aspiration cytology results without pathologic proof. Among the remaining 256 nodules, the diagnosis of 181 nodules was verified by surgical pathology and the diagnosis of 75 was based on fine needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy results. There were 173 benign thyroid nodules and 83 malignant thyroid nodules, which included 74 papillary carcinomas. Patient clinical data were collected and the presence of calcifications on conventional gray-scale ultrasound images was retrospectively reviewed by a thyroid specialist. Quantification of cystic components and calcifications was automatically performed by a proprietary program (AmCAD-UT) implemented with methods proposed in this article. The calcification index (CI) was calculated after the cystic component was excluded. The CI between benign and malignant nodules diagnosed by combined FNA biopsy and surgical pathology results (total number, 256) showed a significant difference (p < 0.0001, AUCÂ = 0.746). Furthermore, we excluded patients without surgical pathology results for further validation and the CI between benign and malignant nodules confirmed by pathology results (total number, 181) showed a significant difference (p < 0.0001, AUCÂ = 0.763). To learn whether our computer program increased our diagnostic capabilities, we analyzed human investigators and their abilities to detect and evaluate. In this study, calcifications were noted in 48.19% (40 of 83) of malignant thyroid nodules and in 10.98% (19 of 173) of benign nodules. This new computer-aided diagnosis method to evaluate the sonographic calcifications of thyroid nodules is a more sensitive and more objective method. It can provide better sensitivity than conventional methods in the diagnosis of thyroid malignancies containing microcalcifications.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology - Volume 37, Issue 6, June 2011, Pages 870-878
Journal: Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology - Volume 37, Issue 6, June 2011, Pages 870-878
نویسندگان
Kuen-Yuan Chen, Chiung-Nien Chen, Ming-Hsun Wu, Ming-Chih Ho, Hao-Chih Tai, Wen-Chang Huang, Yuan-Chang Chung, Argon Chen, King-Jen Chang,