To establish a diagnostic model of papillary carcinoma of the thyroid (PTC) based on the shear wave elastography (SWE) and contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS)
and provide an important basis for diagnosis of clinical.
Methods:
A total of 79 patients with 85 nodules who were hospitalized in Affiliated Hospital of North China University of Technology from September 2018 to March 2020 were selected and randomly divided into 72 nodules in the modeling group and 13 nodules in the verification group. The modeling group were divided into PTC group and non-PTC group according to postoperative pathological results. All patients underwent SWE and CEUS
and maximum elasticity (Emax)
minimum elasticity (Emin)
mean value (Emean)
standard deviation (Esd)
ratio to normal surrounding tissue (Eratio)
contrast enhancement degree
enhancement characteristics
distribution of contrast agent
comparison with peripheral thyroid parenchyma enhancement and regression time
peak concentration of nodules (Peak)
peak time (TP)
area of time-intensity curve (AUCt)
mean transit time (MTT) were recorded. The differences ofultrasonic indexes between PTC group and non PTC group were compared; the diagnostic model of PTC based on ultrasonic features was established by Fisher stepwise discriminant analysis and validated
receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to evaluate the diagnostic efficiency.
Results:
There were statistically significant differences in Emax
Emin
Emean
Esd
Eratio
enhancement degree
enhancement characteristics
distribution of contrast medium
enhancement time with peripheral thyroid tissue
Peak and AUCt between the two groups (
P
<0.05); the diagnostic mod
el was established [PTC=-4.182+1.126
X
1
+2.556
X
3
+0.001
X
7
non-PTC=-6.596+0.416
X
1
+4.576
X
3
+0.002
X
7
(
X
1
X
3
X
7
represent Eratio
enhancement degree
AUCt)]
the accuracies of self verification
cross validation and external data validation were 81.9%
79.2% and 84.6%
ROC curve analysis showed that the sensitivity and specificity were 82.9% and 79.1%.
Conclusion:
The diagnostic model of PTC based on SWE and CEUS established by Fisher stepwise discriminant analysis can provide objective imaging basis for early diagnosis and intervention of clinical