Comparison of ultrasonography and computed tomography in identification of calcifications and malignancy prediction of papillary carcinoma and microcarcinoma of the thyroid
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Comparison of ultrasonography and computed tomography in identification of calcifications and malignancy prediction of papillary carcinoma and microcarcinoma of the thyroid
Comparison of ultrasonography and computed tomography in identification of calcifications and malignancy prediction of papillary carcinoma and microcarcinoma of the thyroid
To investigate the agreement and difference between ultrasonography (US) and computed tomography (CT) in identifying calcifications inside papillary carcinoma and microcarcinoma of the thyroid
and to compare the accuracies of US and CT in the diagnosis of papillary carcinoma and microcarcinoma of the thyroid.
Methods:
The data of 3 678 cases of thyroid carcinoma were reviewed including the pre-operative reports of US and CT and post-operative pathological results. The inclusion criterion was calcification reported by either US
CT or pathology in thyroid carcinoma.
Results:
Out of 3 678 records
91.0% were found to have calcifications by US; while 52.9% showed calcifications in CT images. There was significant difference between US and CT (
P
0.000 5). The calcification rates of papillary carcinoma and microcarcinoma detected by US were similar (91.2%
vs
. 90.6%
P
=0.491); while CT showed higher calcification rate for papillary carcinoma than microcarcinoma (56.3%
vs
. 47.3%
P
0.000 5). In terms of the diagnostic accuracy of malignancy
US was superior to CT (95.7%
vs
. 38.1%
P
0.000 5). For papillary carcinoma and microcarcinoma
US showed no significant difference in the diagnostic accuracy (95.9%
vs
. 95.4%,
P
=0.404)
while CT showed higher superiority in diagnosing papillary carcinoma than microcarcinoma (45%
vs
. 27%
P
0.000 5).
Conclusion:
US is equivalent in the detection of calcification and diagnosis of malignancy between thyroid papillary carcinoma and microcarcinoma
while CT detects more calcifications and predicts more malignancy in papillary carcinoma than microcarcinoma.
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Department of Ultrasound, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University
Department of Ultrasound, Jinling Clinical Medical College, Nanjing Medical University, General Hospital of the Eastern Theater of the Chinese People's Liberation Army