• Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.46-54
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• 2019

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic performance of a computer-aided detection (CAD) system used with automated breast ultrasonography (ABUS) for suspicious lesions detected on breast MRI, and CAD-false lesions. Materials and Methods: We included a total of 40 patients diagnosed with breast cancer who underwent ABUS (ACUSON S2000) to evaluate multiple suspicious lesions found on MRI. We used CAD ($QVCAD^{TM}$) in all the ABUS examinations. We evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of CAD and analyzed the characteristics of CAD-detected lesions and the factors underlying false-positive and false-negative cases. We also analyzed false-positive lesions with CAD on ABUS. Results: Of a total of 122 suspicious lesions detected on MRI in 40 patients, we excluded 51 daughter nodules near the main breast cancer within the same quadrant and included 71 lesions. We also analyzed 23 false-positive lesions using CAD with ABUS. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value of CAD (for 94 lesions) with ABUS were 75.5%, 44.4%, 59.7%, and 62.5%, respectively. CAD facilitated the detection of 81.4% (35/43) of the invasive ductal cancer and 84.9% (28/33) of the invasive ductal cancer that showed a mass (excluding non-mass). CAD also revealed 90.3% (28/31) of the invasive ductal cancers measuring larger than 1 cm (excluding non-mass and those less than 1 cm). The mean sizes of the true-positive versus false-negative mass lesions were $2.08{\pm}0.85cm$ versus $1.6{\pm}1.28cm$ (P < 0.05). False-positive lesions included sclerosing adenosis and usual ductal hyperplasia. In a total of 23 false cases of CAD, the most common (18/23) cause was marginal or subareolar shadowing, followed by three simple cysts, a hematoma, and a skin wart. Conclusion: CAD with ABUS showed promising sensitivity for the detection of invasive ductal cancer showing masses larger than 1 cm on MRI.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제41권3호
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• pp.231-240
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• 2018

Automated breast ultrasound (ABUS) equipment is a new innovative technique for 3D automatic breast scanning, but limited for the examination in the concave axillary region. The purpose of this study was to determine feasible candidate materials for the ultrasonic wave propagation media in ABUS, enabling the evaluation of the axillary region. Ultrasonography was performed using an ABUS system ($Invenia^{TM}ABUS$, GE, USA) on the ultrasound-specific phantom (UC-551M-0.5, ATS Laboratories, USA) covered by different candidate materials. The validity of feasible candidate materials was evaluated by image quality. Three independent radiological technologists, with more than 10 years of experience, visually assessed on the images. The inter-observer agreements according to the candidate materials were tested using Cronbach's alpha. Unenveloped solidified carrageenan can be a feasible material for the use of ABUS with excellent test reliability. Therefore, the coverage of the axillary region with carrageenan may be effective for ABUS which was originally developed for the convex anatomic structure as female breast.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.550-560
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• 2020

Objective: To evaluate the interobserver agreement, diagnostic value, and associated clinical factors of automated breast ultrasound (ABUS) coronal features in differentiating breast lesions. Materials and Methods: This study enrolled 457 pathologically confirmed lesions in 387 female (age, 46.4 ± 10.3 years), including 377 masses and 80 non-mass lesions (NMLs). The unique coronal features, including retraction phenomenon, hyper- or hypoechoic rim (continuous or discontinuous), skipping sign, and white wall sign, were defined and recorded. The interobserver agreement on image type and coronal features was evaluated. Furthermore, clinical factors, including the lesion size, distance to the nipple or skin, palpability, and the histological grade were analyzed. Results: Among the 457 lesions, 296 were malignant and 161 were benign. The overall interobserver agreement for image type and all coronal features was moderate to good. For masses, the retraction phenomenon was significantly associated with malignancies (p < 0.001) and more frequently presented in small and superficial invasive carcinomas with a low histological grade (p = 0.027, 0.002, and < 0.001, respectively). Furthermore, continuous hyper- or hypoechoic rims were predictive of benign masses (p < 0.001), whereas discontinuous rims were predictive of malignancies (p < 0.001). A hyperechoic rim was more commonly detected in masses more distant from the nipple (p = 0.027), and a hypoechoic rim was more frequently found in large superficial masses (p < 0.001 for both). For NMLs, the skipping sign was a predictor of malignancies (p = 0.040). Conclusion: The coronal plane of ABUS may provide useful diagnostic value for breast lesions.

• Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
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• 제41권3호
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• pp.201-208
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• 2007

목적: 유방암의 감별진단에서 기존의 유방 초음파 검사나 핵의학 유방SPECT의 진단성능에는 한계가 있다. 저자들은 초음파 컴퓨터진단시스템(CAD: computer aided diagnosis)의 적용에 의하여 유방 SPECT의 진단성능이 향상되는지를 알아보았다. 대상 및 방법: 유방초음파 및 유방 SPECT(Tc-99m tetrofosmin)를 시행하고 수술후 확진된 여자환자 40명(21명:악성종양, 19명:양성병변)의 영상자료를 분석하였다. 유방초음파영상을 컴퓨터분석 소프트웨어를 이용하여 병변의 경계를 분리한 후, 영상의 형태학적 특성들을 추출하였다. 초음파영상에서 추출된 형태학적 특성 중에서 감별능력이 있는 것으로 판단된 특성들을 골라 정량화하였다. 정량화된 형태학적 특성값들을 유방SPECT에서 구한 병변 대 반대측 유방의 방사능비와 판별분석에 의하여 결합하여 새로운 파라메터인 D-수치를 산출하였다. 유방SPECT의 병변 방사능비, 유방초음파 컴퓨터진단시스템의 악성확률 및 두가지를 결합한 D-수치에 대하여 수신자판단특성곡선(ROC curve) 분석을 이용하여 최적 판별 수치(cut-off value)를 구하고 이에 의한 유방암 진단의 예민도, 특이도 및 정확도를 계산하여 유방 SPECT과 초음파 컴퓨터진단시스템의 결합에 의한 진단성능을 기존의 유방 SPECT의 진단성능과 비교하였다. 결과: ROC curve분석상에서 유방암 진단에 대한 성능은 유방초음파의 컴퓨터 분석시스템 및 유방SPECT 각각 모두 우수하였다(area under curve=0.831 and 0.846). 두 결과를 통계적인 방법으로 결합하였을 때 ROC curve분석의 area under curve는(0.860) 향상되었으나, 최적 판별 수치(cut-off value)에 의한 유방암 진단의 예민도, 특이도 및 정확도에는 통계적인 차이는 없었다. 결론: 유방초음파의 컴퓨터분석시스템의 결과를 유방 SPECT에 적용하여 유방암의 진단성능을 향상시킬 수 있었지만 통계적으로는 유의하지 못하였다. 향후 추가적인 연구가 필요할 것으로 보인다.