[Enhancement pattern of thyroid carcinoma with contrast-enhanced ultrasound].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the enhancement pattern of thyroid carcinoma with contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) for the diagnostic value.


METHODS
Thirty-one cases with thirty-five thyroid Occupied were retrospectively reviewed. The final diagnosis was confirmed by biopsy pathology. Contrast agent SonoVue and contrast pulse sequencing (CPS) technique were used in this study.


RESULTS
Thirty-five thyroid carcinoma presented three enhancement patterns with CEUS. Type I: twenty-three lesions enhanced in a pattern of ring with centripetal fill-in, however, the central part of no contrast agent filling. Type II: five lesions enhanced regularly and homogeneously. Type III: seven lesions enhanced irregularly and homogeneously. Thyroid benign and malignant lesions perfusion time curve, compared to papillary thyroid carcinoma with nodular goiter in the AT, TTP and WT indicators P < 0.05; papillary thyroid carcinoma and thyroid adenoma, compared to WT alone an indicator of P < 0.05.


CONCLUSIONS
Identification of the different enhancement patterns of thyroid carcinoma could improve the diagnostic ability of CEUS.
Zheng
Xiao-juan
XJ
Ultrasound Department, Zhoushan People's Hospital, Zhejiang 316000, China.
Zhang
Yong-kui
YK
Zhao
Chen-yin
CY
Liang
Jin-rong
JR
LE
Han-bo
HB
Jiang
Jia-fan
JF
Wang
Hao
H
Zou
Shu-dong
SD
Chen
Yan-fen
YF
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003287:Contrast Media; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography
D003287:Contrast Media