Platz Batista da Silva, Natascha and Engesser, Maria and Hackl, Christina and Brunner, Stefan and Hornung, Matthias and Schlitt, Hans J. and Evert, Katja and Stroszczynski, Christian and Jung, Ernst Michael (2020) Intraoperative Characterization of Pancreatic Tumors Using Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound and Shear Wave Elastography for Optimization of Surgical Strategies. JOURNAL OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE. ISSN 0278-4297, 1550-9613
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Objectives To evaluate intraoperative contrast-enhanced ultrasound (IoCEUS) and intraoperative shear wave elastography (IoSWE) for characterization of focal pancreatic lesions (FPLs) in correlation with postoperative histologic results. Thereby, the impact of intraoperative ultrasound (US) on pancreas surgery was evaluated. Methods Intraoperative CEUS and SWE data from 54 patients, who underwent pancreas surgery between 2017 and 2019, were analyzed retrospectively. Ultrasound examinations were performed with multifrequency linear/T-shaped transducers (3-9 MHz) on a high-end US device (LOGIQ E9; GE Healthcare, Chicago, IL). To analyze FPL stiffness by SWE, regions of interest were placed to measure the shear wave speed (meters per second) and stiffness (kilopascals). After intravenous bolus injections of 2.4 to 10 mL of sulfur hexafluoride microbubbles, a dynamic analysis of FPL microvascularization from arterial to late phases was performed using IoCEUS considering hypoenhancement/irregular vascularization of macrocystic/small solid FPL malignancy criteria. Ultrasound findings were correlated with postoperative histologic results. The impact of intraoperative US on surgery was documented in each case. Results Of 54 FPLs, IoCEUS could correctly characterize 39 of 39 malignant and 6 of 15 benign FPLs; IoSWE 29 of 39 as malignant and 7 of 15 as benign. Intraoperative CEUS's sensitivity was 100%; specificity, 40%; accuracy, 83.3%; positive predictive value, 81.3%; and negative predictive value, 100% (P < .05). Applying cutoff values of 3 m/s and 28.7 kPa, SWE's sensitivity was 74.4%; specificity, 46.7%; accuracy, 66.7%; positive predictive value; 78.4%; and negative predictive value, 41.2% for cancer detection (P < .05). The combined use of both techniques showed an accuracy rate of 76%, sensitivity of 74.4%, and specificity of 33.3%. In 29.6%, US results had an immediate impact on surgery. Conclusions Intraoperative SWE and CEUS are highly valuable techniques for intraoperative characterization of FPLs. Although IoCEUS proved to be superior to IoSWE, the combined use can be helpful in particular cases.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | RADIATION FORCE IMPULSE; DIFFERENTIAL-DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; LESIONS; CEUS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; QUANTIFICATION; STIFFNESS; ARFI; contrast‐ enhanced ultrasound; intraoperative ultrasound; pancreas surgery; pancreas ultrasound; shear wave elastography |
| Subjects: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Chirurgie Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Pathologie Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Röntgendiagnostik |
| Depositing User: | Petra Gürster |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Apr 2021 12:40 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Apr 2021 12:40 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/43503 |
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