Comparison of computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in the evaluation of unclear renal lesions.
In: RoFo : Fortschritte auf dem Gebiete der Rontgenstrahlen und der Nuklearmedizin, Jg. 192 (2020-11-01), Heft 11, S. 1053-1059
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Purpose: To compare the sensitivity and specificity of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS), computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the evaluation of unclear renal lesions to the histopathological outcome.
Materials and Methods: A total of 255 patients with a single unclear renal mass with initial imaging studies between 2005 and 2015 were included. Patient ages ranged from 18 to 86 with (mean age 62 years; SD ± 13). CEUS (255 patients), CT (88 out of 255 patients; 34.5 %) and MRI (36 out of 255 patients; 14.1 %) were used for determining malignancy or benignancy and initial findings were correlated with the histopathological outcome.
Results: CEUS showed a sensitivity of 99.1 % (95 % confidence interval (CI): 96.7 %, 99.9 %), a specificity of 80.5 % (95 % CI: 65.1 %, 91.2 %), a positive predictive value (PPV) of 96.4 % (95 % CI: 93.0 %, 98.4 %) and a negative predictive value (NPV) of 94.3 % (95 % CI: 80.8 %, 99.3 %). CT showed a sensitivity of 97.1 % (95 % CI: 89.9 %, 99.6 %), a specificity of 47.4 % (95 % CI: 24.4 %, 71.1 %), a PPV of 87.0 % (95 % CI: 77.4 %, 93.6 %) and a NPV of 81.8 % (95 % CI: 48.2 %, 97.7 %). MRI showed a sensitivity of 96.4 % (95 % CI: 81.7 %, 99.9 %), a specificity of 75.0 % (95 % CI: 34.9 %, 96.8 %), a PPV of 93.1 % (95 % CI: 77.2 %, 99.2 %) and a NPV of 85.7 % (95 % CI: 42.1 %, 99.6 %). Out of the 212 malignant lesions a total of 130 clear cell renal carcinomas, 59 papillary renal cell carcinomas, 7 chromophobe renal cell carcinomas, 4 combined clear cell and papillary renal cell carcinomas and 12 other malignant lesions, e. g. metastases, were diagnosed. Out of the 43 benign lesions a total 10 angiomyolipomas, 3 oncocytomas, 8 benign renal cysts and 22 other benign lesions, e. g. renal adenomas were diagnosed. Using CEUS, 10 lesions were falsely identified as malignant or benign, whereas 8 lesions were false positive and 2 lesions false negative.
Conclusion: CEUS is an useful method which can be additionally used to clinically differentiate between malignant and benign renal lesions. CEUS shows a comparable sensitivity, specificity, PPV and NPV to CT and MRI. In daily clinical routine, patients with contraindications for other imaging modalities can particularly benefit using this method.
Key Points: · Wide availability. · Safe applicability in patients with known renal insufficiency or allergies to iodine or gadolinium. · Comparable sensitivity, specificity, PPV and NPV to CT and MRT. · May lead to a reduction in interventional radiological or surgical interventions.
Citation Format: · Marschner CA, Ruebenthaler J, Schwarze V et al. Comparison of computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in the evaluation of unclear renal lesions. Fortschr Röntgenstr 2020; 192: 1053 - 1058.
Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
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Comparison of computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in the evaluation of unclear renal lesions.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Marschner, CA ; Ruebenthaler, J ; Schwarze, V ; Negrão de Figueiredo, G ; Zhang, L ; Clevert, DA |
Zeitschrift: | RoFo : Fortschritte auf dem Gebiete der Rontgenstrahlen und der Nuklearmedizin, Jg. 192 (2020-11-01), Heft 11, S. 1053-1059 |
Veröffentlichung: | Stuttgart : Thieme, 2020 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 1438-9010 (electronic) |
DOI: | 10.1055/a-1127-3371 |
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