Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5485553 | Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology | 2017 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
We correlated contrast-enhanced cross-sectional imaging and outcomes to assess the reproducibility of ultrasonographic criteria for renal minimally complex (MC) cysts. From 2003 to 2015, 143 cysts were described as complex or MC by ultrasound (US). After exclusions, 98 US studies were retrospectively evaluated and compared with computed tomography (CT)/magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). At sonography, 51 were MC cysts and 47 were complexes according to two independent observers. Inter-observer agreement for US was 0.704 and 0.745 for CT/MRI. Of 51 cysts classified as MC by US, 38 were Bosniak I/II and 6 were Bosniak IIF by CT/MRI. In 7, there were no cross-sectional images; however, they were stable for at least 2Â y. Of 47 complex cysts, 9 were Bosniak II, 22 Bosniak IIF, 8 Bosniak III and 8 Bosniak IV. No Bosniak III/IV cysts by CT/MRI were classified as MC by US. Our results indicate that US offers reproducible criteria for MC cysts and may be used alone for these lesions.
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Authors
Marilia Henrique Destefani, Jorge Jr., Annelise Manzano Serra Negra Trazzi, Plinio Prizon Kajiwara, Aila Ferreira de Menezes, Rodolfo Borges dos Reis, Valdair Francisco Muglia,