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The Diagnostic Value of CEUS in Assessing Non-Ossified Thyroid Cartilage Invasion in Patients with Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma.
In: Journal of Clinical Medicine, Jg. 13 (2024-02-01), Heft 3, S. 891-901
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Background: Accurate assessment of thyroid cartilage invasion in squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the larynx remains a challenge in clinical practice. The aim of this study was to assess the diagnostic performance of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS), contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the detection of non-ossified thyroid cartilage invasion in patients with SCC. Methods: CEUS, CECT, and MRI scans of 27 male patients with histologically proven SCC were evaluated and compared. A total of 31 cases were assessed via CEUS and CECT. The MR images of five patients and six cases were excluded (one patient had two suspected sites), leaving twenty-five cases for analysis via MRI. Results: CEUS showed the highest accuracy and specificity compared with CECT and MRI (87.1% vs. 64.5% and 76.0% as well as 84.0% vs. 64.0% and 72.7%, respectively). The sensitivity and negative predictive value of CEUS and MRI were the same (100%). CEUS yielded four false-positive findings. However, there were no statistically significant differences among the imaging modalities (p > 0.05). Conclusions: CEUS showed better diagnostic performance than CECT and MRI. Therefore, CEUS has the potential to accurately assess non-ossified thyroid cartilage invasion and guide appropriate treatment decisions, hopefully leading to improved patient outcomes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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The Diagnostic Value of CEUS in Assessing Non-Ossified Thyroid Cartilage Invasion in Patients with Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Pucėtaitė, Milda ; Farina, Davide ; Ryškienė, Silvija ; Mitraitė, Dalia ; Tarasevičius, Rytis ; Lukoševičius, Saulius ; Padervinskis, Evaldas ; Vaitkus, Saulius |
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Zeitschrift: | Journal of Clinical Medicine, Jg. 13 (2024-02-01), Heft 3, S. 891-901 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2024 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 2077-0383 (print) |
DOI: | 10.3390/jcm13030891 |
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