Quantitative analysis of endobronchial ultrasound elastography in computed tomography-negative mediastinal and hilar lymph nodes.

Thoracic Cancer
Keigo UchimuraKazuhiro Yatera

Abstract

Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) elastography assists in the differentiation of benign and malignant lymph nodes (LNs) during transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA). However, previous studies have not compared B-mode sonographic images (BSIs) and EBUS elastography images (EEIs) with final pathological diagnoses in radiologically normal-sized (computed tomography [CT]-negative) LNs. Consecutive patients with CT-negative LNs, who received EBUS-TBNA, were retrospectively reviewed. Images of BSIs and EEIs of each LN were stored and independently evaluated. EEIs were assessed by calculating the stiffness area ratio (SAR, blue/overall areas). The receiver operating characteristic curve was used to calculate the cutoff value for the SAR. Diagnostic test parameters were evaluated for each EBUS finding. A total of 132 patients (149 LNs) were enrolled, and the median SAR of malignant LNs was significantly higher than that of benign LNs (0.58 vs. 0.32, P < 0.001). At the SAR cutoff of 0.41, the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value (NPV), and diagnostic accuracy rate (DAR) of elastography were 88.2%, 80.2%, 78.9%, 89.0%, and 83.9%, respectively. The logistic regression analysis showed that elastogr...Continue Reading

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