Correlation Analysis of Conventional Ultrasound Characteristics and Strain Elastography with Ki-67 Status in Breast Cancer

Autor: Jianqiang Fang, Binyu Zhang, Weian Zhao, Hao Wang, Cui Pu, Qing Li
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology. 46:2972-2978
ISSN: 0301-5629
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2020.06.024
Popis: Our objectives were to measure the relationships between conventional ultrasound features, strain elastography in breast cancer and Ki-67 index and to identify parameters that predict Ki-67 index. We included 181 lesions of 178 patients who underwent surgery for breast cancer at Xianyang Central Hospital. In multivariate logistic regression analysis, strain elastography and axillary-node metastasis showed significant Ki-67 index values; the overall theoretical prediction percentage correct was 75.7%. Strain elastography showed that the median Ki-67 index in the hard group was higher than that in the soft group, and the Ki-67 index increased with increasing elasticity score. This finding may guide ultrasound-guided breast tumor biopsy for selection of puncture regions. The combined use of the Ki-67 index for strain-elastography prediction and puncture-biopsy pathology reports may increase the accuracy of clinical treatment.
Databáze: OpenAIRE