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Value of shear wave elastography in the diagnosis and evaluation of cervical cancer

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    • Bing Fu
    • Hong Zhang
    • Zhen‑Wei Song
    • Ji‑Xiang Lu
    • Shi‑Hui Wu
    • Jie Li
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    Affiliations: Department of Ultrasound, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, P.R. China, Department of Archives, Linyi People's Hospital, Linyi, Shandong 276003, P.R. China, Department of Medical Imaging, Linyi People's Hospital, Linyi, Shandong 276003, P.R. China, Department of Ultrasound, Linyi People's Hospital, Linyi, Shandong 276003, P.R. China
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The aim of the present study was to explore the value of shear wave elastography (SWE) in the differential diagnosis of cervical disease and to evaluate the infiltration of cervical cancer. A total of 40 inpatients with cervical cancer, 40 inpatients with cervical benign lesion and 40 healthy volunteers encountered between October 2014 and January 2017 were enrolled. All patients and volunteers underwent conventional ultrasound (US) and SWE examinations. The malignancy and the size (including long, tranverse and anteroposterior diameter) of the lesion were assessed on US. The elastic score, strain ratio, shear wave speed (SWS) and the size of lesions were determined on SWE. Infiltration of the uterus and vaginal vault were also evaluated on US and SWE. The SWS values of cervical cancers, cervical benign lesions and normal cervixes groups were compared. The results suggested that the optimal cut‑off elasticity score for predicting cervical cancers was 3 points. The strain ratio between the cervical cancers and the cervical benign lesions exhibited a significant difference (P<0.01). The mean value of SWS for cervical cancers was significantly higher than that of cervical benign lesions and normal cervix (P<0.05). Regarding the lesion size and volume, SWE and pathological measurements were larger than those determined by US (P<0.05 for each). The lesion volume on SWE and pathological measurements exhibited no significant difference (P>0.05). Compared to the pathological diagnosis of focal infiltration of uterus and vaginal vault, the diagnostic accuracy of SWE was higher than that of US. In conclusion, SWE may be used to differentiate between cervical benign lesions and cervical cancers. The elastic score, strain ratio and SWS of cervical cancers were higher than those of cervical benign lesions. Furthermore, SWE is able to evaluate the infiltration of cervical cancer.
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Fu B, Zhang H, Song ZW, Lu JX, Wu SH and Li J: Value of shear wave elastography in the diagnosis and evaluation of cervical cancer. Oncol Lett 20: 2232-2238, 2020.
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Fu, B., Zhang, H., Song, Z., Lu, J., Wu, S., & Li, J. (2020). Value of shear wave elastography in the diagnosis and evaluation of cervical cancer. Oncology Letters, 20, 2232-2238. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2020.11759
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Fu, B., Zhang, H., Song, Z., Lu, J., Wu, S., Li, J."Value of shear wave elastography in the diagnosis and evaluation of cervical cancer". Oncology Letters 20.3 (2020): 2232-2238.
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Fu, B., Zhang, H., Song, Z., Lu, J., Wu, S., Li, J."Value of shear wave elastography in the diagnosis and evaluation of cervical cancer". Oncology Letters 20, no. 3 (2020): 2232-2238. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2020.11759
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Fu B, Zhang H, Song ZW, Lu JX, Wu SH and Li J: Value of shear wave elastography in the diagnosis and evaluation of cervical cancer. Oncol Lett 20: 2232-2238, 2020.
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Fu, B., Zhang, H., Song, Z., Lu, J., Wu, S., & Li, J. (2020). Value of shear wave elastography in the diagnosis and evaluation of cervical cancer. Oncology Letters, 20, 2232-2238. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2020.11759
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Fu, B., Zhang, H., Song, Z., Lu, J., Wu, S., Li, J."Value of shear wave elastography in the diagnosis and evaluation of cervical cancer". Oncology Letters 20.3 (2020): 2232-2238.
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Fu, B., Zhang, H., Song, Z., Lu, J., Wu, S., Li, J."Value of shear wave elastography in the diagnosis and evaluation of cervical cancer". Oncology Letters 20, no. 3 (2020): 2232-2238. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2020.11759
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