Reproducibility and diagnostic performance of shear wave elastography in evaluating breast solid mass

Sun Hong, Ok Hee Woo, Hye Seon Shin, Soon Young Hwang, Kyu Ran Cho, Bo Kyoung Seo

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Abstract

Shear wave elastography (SWE) was performed independently by two radiologists in 264 solid breast masses. The images were reviewed for color overlay pattern (COP) classification by the two radiologists, double blinded to any information. The interobserver agreement of the COP was almost perfect (κ = 0.908) and high in Emax (ICC = 0.89). The AUC value of the COP (0.954) was significantly higher than that of Emax (0.915) (p = 0.002) but not significantly different from that of Emax combined with COP (0.957) (p = 0.098). The SWE color overlay pattern and Emax of breast masses were highly reproducible. The COP had better diagnostic ability than Emax, suggesting that COP may be a more reliable parameter for solid breast mass evaluation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)42-45
Number of pages4
JournalClinical Imaging
Volume44
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017 Jul 1
Externally publishedYes

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© 2017 Elsevier Inc.

Keywords

  • Breast ultrasound
  • Diagnostic performance
  • Reproducibility
  • Shear wave elastography
  • Solid breast masses

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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