Article
Acoustics
Seung Hee Choi, Eun Young Ko, Boo-Kyung Han, Eun Sook Ko, Ji Soo Choi, Ko Woon Park
Summary: This study found that the presence of calcifications significantly increased the elasticity of breast lesions, and shear-wave elastography should be carefully interpreted in benign lesions with calcifications and in situ carcinomas without calcifications.
ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Oncology
Chaoxu Liu, Jin Zhou, Cai Chang, Wenxiang Zhi
Summary: The study suggests that shear wave elastography (SWE) parameters, including E-max, SD, and AR, can be used to evaluate the biological behavior of breast cancer. There is no significant association between SWE parameters and pathological type or histopathological classification, but an increase in histological grade of invasive ductal carcinoma is associated with increased SD and S-max values. SWE parameters are also related to ALN status, LVI status, ER and PR expression, HER2 status, and Ki-67 expression. Ki-67, ER, and LVI are independent influencing factors of SWE parameters.
FRONTIERS IN ONCOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Olga Guiban, Antonello Rubini, Gianfranco Vallone, Corrado Caiazzo, Marco Di Serafino, Federica Pediconi, Laura Ballesio, Federica Trenta, Corrado De Vito, Arenta Shkelqimi, Ludovica Costanzo, Daniele Fresilli, Veronica Rizzo, Vito Cantisani, Massimo Vergine
Summary: This study evaluated the diagnostic performance of BI-RADS classification compared to Resona R9, Mindray, SmartBreast, SE, pSWE, and 2D SWE elastography for breast lesion differentiation. The results showed that SE had better diagnostic performance than pSWE and 2D SWE; SmartBreast only showed good agreement in shape and vascularization.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2023)
Article
Acoustics
Dominik Janusz Tyloch, Janusz Ferdynand Tyloch, Jan Adamowicz, Izabela Neska-Dlugosz, Dariusz Grzanka, Shane Van Breda, Tomasz Drewa
Summary: This study aimed to compare strain elastography with shear wave elastography in prostate cancer detection. Data obtained during elastography were compared with histological analysis after prostatectomy. The results showed that shear wave elastography had higher sensitivity in prostate cancer detection, while strain elastography had decreased sensitivity in detecting lesions with a large diameter and a Gleason score of 5.
ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
Jingfei Liu, Heechul Yoon, Stanislav Y. Emelianov
Summary: This study developed a noninvasive method for qualitative assessment of tissue internal pressure and demonstrated its effectiveness through experimental investigation. The method provides a new perspective in medical diagnosis and could be valuable for the diagnosis of pressure-related diseases.
PHYSICS IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Cong Wang, Ying Che
Summary: This study developed a nomogram based on quantitative ultrasound parameters to predict breast cancer. A total of 313 breast tumors with pathological results were included, and a nomogram was developed through multivariate regression analysis. The nomogram showed excellent predictive properties with high sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy. It can be potentially useful for predicting breast cancer.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
Review
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Jacqueline Roots, Gabriel S. Trajano, Davide Fontanarosa
Summary: This article systematically reviewed the literature on the change in muscle stiffness as measured by ultrasound elastography in stroke survivors. The analysis of 29 relevant studies showed that ultrasound elastography has good validity in assessing muscle stiffness in stroke survivors and identified factors that affect muscle stiffness.
INSIGHTS INTO IMAGING
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Yanan Shao, Hoda S. Hashemi, Paula Gordon, Linda Warren, Jane Wang, Robert Rohling, Septimiu Salcudean
Summary: In this study, a new processing pipeline for breast cancer classification using S-WAVE data was proposed and evaluated on a dataset of 40 patients. The best results outperformed the state-of-the-art reported S-WAVE breast cancer classification performance, and the sensitivity of the classification results to feature selection and changes in breast lesion contours was studied.
IEEE JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL AND HEALTH INFORMATICS
(2022)
Review
Oncology
Thineskrishna Anbarasan, Cheng Wei, Jeffrey C. Bamber, Richard G. Barr, Ghulam Nabi
Summary: Shear wave elastography is a promising imaging modality for detecting prostate cancer, with good sensitivity and specificity demonstrated in 16 published studies involving over 2200 patients.
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Gianluca Rossetto, Emilia Scalona, Paolo Comotti, Lorenzo Gatti, Denise Di Maso, Massimiliano Gobbo, Nicola Francesco Lopomo
Summary: This paper evaluates the use of ultrasound elastography in tendon-related disorders. After studying 364 papers, 38 are included in this systematic review. The results show that ultrasound elastography has good sensitivity and specificity in diagnosing tendon-related disorders and provides real-time feedback on tissue elasticity.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Florentina Guzman-Aroca, Yesica Martinez-Paredes, Juan de Dios Berna-Serna, Ana Azahara Garcia-Ortega, Juan de Dios Berna-Mestre, Miguel Alcaraz
Summary: This study evaluated sub-centimeter breast lesions using shear wave elastography, demonstrating its high accuracy in distinguishing between benign and malignant lesions, and its additional role in early detection of malignant breast lesions.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Fahad F. Almutairi, Rawan Abdeen, Jaber Alyami, Salahaden R. Sultan
Summary: This study evaluates the reliability and accuracy of point Shear Wave elastography (pSWE) measurements of an elasticity phantom. The results indicate that different measurement depths significantly affect the results, and pSWE measurements at deep levels may be overestimated.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2022)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Julio Iglesias-Garcia, Daniel de la Iglesia-garcia, Jose Larino-Noia, Juan Enrique Dominguez-Munoz
Summary: Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) is an essential technique for managing various diseases, and EUS-guided elastography has emerged as one of the most recognized methods for evaluating tissue stiffness in real-time. This technology has shown high accuracy in differentiating benign from malignant lesions, particularly in the pancreas and lymph nodes. It has well-established indications in the management of pancreatic diseases and characterization of different diseases, with potential new indications in the future. This review discusses the theoretical basis of EUS-guided elastography and the scientific evidence supporting its use.
Article
Oncology
Qi Wei, Yu-Jing Yan, Ge-Ge Wu, Xi-Rong Ye, Fan Jiang, Jie Liu, Gang Wang, Yi Wang, Yu Wang, Zhi-Ping Pan, Jin-Hua Hu, Juan Song, Christoph F. Dietrich, Xin-Wu Cui
Summary: The combination of ES and SR with conventional ultrasound can improve diagnostic performance, reduce unnecessary biopsies of BI-RADS 4a lesions, and significantly increase AUC, specificity, and PPV. The optimal SR cutoff value was 2.27, and combining ES and SR resulted in improved diagnostic accuracy without compromising sensitivity.
FRONTIERS IN ONCOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Acoustics
Isil Basara Akin, Hakan Abdullah Ozgul, Merih Guray Durak, Pinar Balci
Summary: Fibroadenoma is the most common benign tumor of the breast, with 22% being complex fibroadenoma (CFA) that poses a higher risk of malignancy development in women. Although CFAs have an increased risk of malignancy, their imaging findings are fundamentally similar to other variants of fibroadenomas.
JOURNAL OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Surgery
Jae Seok Bae, Dong Ho Lee, Nam-Joon Yi, Kwang-Woong Lee, Kyung-Suk Suh, Haeryoung Kim, Kyung Bun Lee, Yunhee Choi
Summary: This study compared the performances of MRE and TE in predicting severe complications after liver resection in HCC patients. The results showed that MRE had better predictive accuracy than TE for high comprehensive complication index (CCI) and diagnosing liver fibrosis. MRE measurement of liver stiffness was independently associated with high CCI after liver resection.
Article
Oncology
Su Min Ha, Hong-Kyu Kim, Yumi Kim, Dong-Young Noh, Wonshik Han, Jung Min Chang
Summary: The study indicates that combining blood-based 3-protein signature (Mastocheck(R)) value with breast ultrasound can improve the diagnostic specificity of ultrasound-detected breast lesions, reducing false-positive results and unnecessary biopsy rates.
BREAST CANCER RESEARCH AND TREATMENT
(2022)
Article
Oncology
Sung Ui Shin, Jung Min Chang, Jiwon Park, Han-Byoel Lee, Wonshik Han, Woo Kyung Moon
Summary: For asymptomatic women with a personal history of breast cancer, axillary ultrasound (AUS) during supplementary whole-breast ultrasound screening appears to be useful in evaluating the axillary recurrence rate and detection rate.
JOURNAL OF BREAST CANCER
(2022)
Review
Oncology
Ilias P. Nikas, Giannis Mountzios, Guy I. Sydney, Kalliopi J. Ioakim, Jae-Kyung Won, Panagiotis Papageorgis
Summary: Summary: Pancreatic cancer and cholangiocarcinoma are aggressive diseases that are often diagnosed at an advanced and inoperable stage. This review discusses the use of next-generation sequencing (NGS) on small biopsies, such as fine-needle aspiration/biopsy samples, brushings, pancreatic juice and bile, and blood, in the field of pancreatobiliary neoplasia. NGS has been shown to be a valuable tool for diagnosing and stratifying pancreatic and biliary lesions, as well as for monitoring the disease and assessing prognosis in cancer patients. However, standardization of the pre-analytical and analytical assay parameters is necessary for the routine implementation of NGS in clinical practice.
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Su Min Ha, A. Jung Chu, JungBok Lee, Soo-Yeon Kim, Su Hyun Lee, Heera Yoen, Nariya Cho, Woo Kyung Moon, Jung Min Chang
Summary: This study longitudinally evaluated changes in axillary lymphadenopathy after COVID-19 vaccination using serial ultrasound scans. The research found that lymphadenopathy usually resolves completely within 6 weeks after vaccination, but some patients may continue to have lymphadenopathy. Recipients of mRNA vaccines had higher cortical thickness, indicating a longer duration of lymphadenopathy. Follow-up ultrasound examination at least 12 weeks after vaccination may be necessary, especially for mRNA vaccine recipients.
Article
Clinical Neurology
H. Chung, H. Seo, S. H. Choi, C. -k. Park, T. M. Kim, S. -h. Park, J. K. Won, J. H. Lee, S. -t. Lee, J. Y. Lee, I. Hwang, K. M. Kang, T. J. Yun
Summary: This study developed a machine learning-based model to identify preoperative multiparametric MR imaging markers associated with prognosis in glioblastoma patients. The model found that nonenhancing T2 high-signal-intensity lesions with the relatively low normalized CBV, low volume transfer constant values, and the lowest ADC values could serve as useful prognostic imaging markers for predicting survival outcomes in patients with glioblastoma.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NEURORADIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Su Hyun Lee, Myoung-jin Jang, Heera Yoen, Youkyoung Lee, Yeon Soo Kim, Ah Reum Park, Su Min Ha, Soo-Yeon Kim, Jung Min Chang, Nariya Cho, Woo Kyung Moon
Summary: Background parenchymal enhancement (BPE) at surveillance breast MRI is associated with future second breast cancer risk in women with a personal history of breast cancer.
Editorial Material
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Jung Min Chang, Heera Yoen
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Soo-Yeon Kim, Han-Byoel Lee, Wonshik Han, Su Hyun Lee, Jung Min Chang, Nariya Cho
Summary: The study evaluated the role of Doppler ultrasound (US) and elastography in identifying residual breast cancer for patients showing near complete response after chemotherapy on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The results showed that the combined use of Doppler US and elastography had a negative predictive value (NPV) of 100% in identifying residual cancer. Therefore, Doppler US and elastography can effectively identify residual breast cancer in patients who have shown complete or near complete response on MRI.
Article
Oncology
Soo-Yeon Kim, Yunhee Choi, Yeon Soo Kim, Su Min Ha, Su Hyun Lee, Wonshik Han, Hong-Kyu Kim, Nariya Cho, Woo Kyung Moon, Jung Min Chang
Summary: The purpose of this study was to develop a prediction model that incorporates clinicopathological information, ultrasound (US), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to diagnose axillary lymph node metastasis in early stage breast cancer patients. Two prediction models were created using logistic regression analysis, one using US alone and the other using both US and MRI. The combined model showed significantly lower false negative rates compared to the US model, potentially avoiding unnecessary sentinel lymph node biopsy in clinically node-negative breast cancers.
BREAST CANCER RESEARCH AND TREATMENT
(2023)
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Su Min Ha, Janie M. Lee, Seon-Ok Kim, Woo Kyung Moon, Jung Min Chang
Summary: Semiannual multimodality screening can detect second breast cancers in patients with a personal history of breast cancer after negative findings on prior screening.
Article
Pathology
Jiwon Koh, Ha Young Park, Jeong Mo Bae, Jun Kang, Uiju Cho, Seung Eun Lee, Haeyoun Kang, Min Eui Hong, Jae Kyung Won, Youn-La Choi, Wan-Seop Kim, Ahwon Lee
Summary: The importance of molecular pathology tests has increased in the past decade, leading to a demand for efficient training in this field. The Korean Society of Pathologists established a task force to develop a refined educational curriculum in molecular pathology. An online educational session was conducted, and the understanding of the participants significantly increased in various learning objectives, particularly in the field of next-generation sequencing. The feedback received on the refined curriculum was predominantly positive.
JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY AND TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Su Min Ha, Ann Yi, Dahae Yim, Myoung-jin Jang, Bo Ra Kwon, Sung Ui Shin, Eun Jae Lee, Soo Hyun Lee, Woo Kyung Moon, Jung Min Chang
Summary: This study compared the outcomes of DBT screening combined with US and DM screening combined with US in women with dense breasts. The results showed that the cancer detection rate was comparable between the DBT and DM cohorts, but the DBT cohort had a higher false-positive rate.
KOREAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Oncology
Heera Yoen, Jung Min Chang
Summary: Despite recent advances in AI software for mammography screening, this study found that AI software-assisted mammography could provide additional value in identifying breast cancers detected through supplemental screening ultrasound, especially for cases with indiscernible abnormalities and interpretive errors.
JOURNAL OF BREAST CANCER
(2023)
Letter
Oncology
Jung Min Chang, Su Min Ha
JOURNAL OF BREAST CANCER
(2022)