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Histogram analysis of greyscale sonograms to differentiate between the subtypes of follicular variant of papillary thyroid cancer

Authors
 M-R Kwon  ;  J H Shin  ;  S Y Hahn  ;  Y L Oh  ;  J Y Kwak  ;  E Lee  ;  Y Lim 
Citation
 CLINICAL RADIOLOGY, Vol.73(6) : 591.e591-591.e597, 2018 
Journal Title
CLINICAL RADIOLOGY
ISSN
 0009-9260 
Issue Date
2018
Abstract
AIM: To evaluate the diagnostic value of histogram analysis using ultrasound (US) to differentiate between the subtypes of follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma (FVPTC). MATERIALS AND METHODS: The present study included 151 patients with surgically confirmed FVPTC diagnosed between January 2014 and May 2016. Their preoperative US features were reviewed retrospectively. Histogram parameters (mean, maximum, minimum, range, root mean square, skewness, kurtosis, energy, entropy, and correlation) were obtained for each nodule. RESULTS: The 152 nodules in 151 patients comprised 48 non-invasive follicular thyroid neoplasm with papillary-like nuclear features (NIFTPs; 31.6%), 60 invasive encapsulated FVPTCs (EFVPTCs; 39.5%), and 44 infiltrative FVPTCs (28.9%). The US features differed significantly between the subtypes of FVPTC. Discrimination was achieved between NIFTPs and infiltrative FVPTC, and between invasive EFVPTC and infiltrative FVPTC using histogram parameters; however, the parameters were not significantly different between NIFTP and invasive EFVPTC. CONCLUSION: It is feasible to use greyscale histogram analysis to differentiate between NIFTP and infiltrative FVPTC, but not between NIFTP and invasive EFVPTC. Histograms can be used as a supplementary tool to differentiate the subtypes of FVPTC.
Full Text
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0009926017305731
DOI
10.1016/j.crad.2017.12.008
Appears in Collections:
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Radiology (영상의학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Kwak, Jin Young(곽진영) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6212-1495
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/162345
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