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Objective To investigate the application value of contrast-enhanced ultrasound(CEUS) time-intensity curve in the radiofrequency ablation treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma.Methods Seventy-six patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (118 tumor lesions) conducted the ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation therapy.The acoustic quantitative analysis software was employed to dynamically analyze the residual ablation lesions,which were compared with the examination results of synchronous enhanced MRI,with the pathology as the gold standard,the benign and malignant tumor residual ablation lesions were performed the statistically comparative analysis.Results The accuracy of CEUS effect after liver radiofrequency ablation therapy was 82.2 ％,which of enhanced MRI was 83.9 ％;the difference between CEUS and enhanced MRI had no statistical significance(P＞ 0.05),their examination results had higher consistency;the benign residual ablation lesions after radiofrequency ablation had blood perfusion characteristics different from malignant residual lesions,the time-intensity curve showed that IMAX benign residual lesions were smaller than malignant residual lesions(P＜0.01).The benign residual lesions of RT and TTP were longer than the malignant residual lesions(P＜0.01);diagnosing benign and malignant had no statistical difference between CEUS and enhanced MRI (P＞0.05).Conclusion CEUS combined with the time-intensity curve can dynamically,intuitively and quantitatively reflect the blood perfusion differences among inactivated focus,benign and malignant residual lesions,and the surrounding liver parenchyma.
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Objective To investigate the application value of contrast-enhanced ultrasound(CEUS) time-intensity curve in the radiofrequency ablation treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma.Methods Seventy-six patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (118 tumor lesions) conducted the ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation therapy.The acoustic quantitative analysis software was employed to dynamically analyze the residual ablation lesions,which were compared with the examination results of synchronous enhanced MRI,with the pathology as the gold standard,the benign and malignant tumor residual ablation lesions were performed the statistically comparative analysis.Results The accuracy of CEUS effect after liver radiofrequency ablation therapy was 82.2 ％,which of enhanced MRI was 83.9 ％;the difference between CEUS and enhanced MRI had no statistical significance(P＞ 0.05),their examination results had higher consistency;the benign residual ablation lesions after radiofrequency ablation had blood perfusion characteristics different from malignant residual lesions,the time-intensity curve showed that IMAX benign residual lesions were smaller than malignant residual lesions(P＜0.01).The benign residual lesions of RT and TTP were longer than the malignant residual lesions(P＜0.01);diagnosing benign and malignant had no statistical difference between CEUS and enhanced MRI (P＞0.05).Conclusion CEUS combined with the time-intensity curve can dynamically,intuitively and quantitatively reflect the blood perfusion differences among inactivated focus,benign and malignant residual lesions,and the surrounding liver parenchyma.
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Objective To compare the value of transvaginal ultrasound and MRI in diagnosis of the first-trimester cesarean scar pregnancy (CSP).Methods The transvaginal ultrasound and MRI data of 28 patients who were initially diagnosed as CSP were analyzed. Regarding the surgery and postoperative pathology as a gold standard,the differences between transvaginal ultrasound and MRI were compared in the sensitivity,specificity,diagnostic coincidence rate and the ability in showing the internal structure of gestational sac and its relationship with the surrounding tissue.Results 22 CSP patients were confirmed by surgical pathology in a total of 28 patients,while 20 CSP patients using transvaginal ultrasound and 1 9 using MRI were correctly diagnosed respectively,and the sensitivity,specificity and diagnostic coincidence rate were 90.9%,50.0%,82.1% vs 86.4%,83.3%,85.7%,respectively,exhibiting no statistical difference in the coincidence rates between two methods (χ2 =0.132,P=0.72 ).The pregnant bursa in 20 patients was found by pathology in 22 CSP patients,and 19 pregnant bursa with transvaginal ultrasound and 17 with MRI were confirmed respectively,exhibiting no statistical difference between two methods (χ2 =1.11,P =0.29).The yolk sac in 12 patients,embryos in 8,original heart tube in 5 and local scar pregnancy sac infiltration in 3 were found with transvaginal ultrasound,meanwhile those in 2,2,0 and 9 respectively were also found with MRI,exhibiting significant differences between the two methods (χ2 =13.8,P =0.000;χ2 =7.7,P =0.006;χ2 =7.2,P =0.007;χ2 =7.1,P=0.008).The pregnancy capsule hemorrhage in 7 patients and hemorrhage in uterine cavity in 9 were found with transvaginal ultrasound, meanwhile those in 14 and 1 5 were found with MRI,exhibiting significant differences (χ2 =6.6,P =0.01;χ2 =5.0,P =0.026). Conclusion The coincidence rate in diagnosis of CSP using transvaginal ultrasound or MRI is higher.Transvaginal ultrasound is superior to MRI in showing the yolk sac,embryos and original heart tube,while MRI is better than transvaginal ultrasound in showing the hemorrhage of uterine cavity or gestational sac and the relationship between pregnant bursa and the surrounding tissue.Combination of the two methods shows more value in early diagnosis of CSP.