title: [Diagnostic value of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography in preoperative Borrmann classification of gastric cancer].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the diagnostic value of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) in preoperative Borrmann classification of gastric cancer.
  
  
  METHODS
  Asulfur hexafluonde-filled microbubble ultrasound contrast agent and continuous real-time imaging technique of contrast pulse sequencing were used. Two hundred and eighty-five patients with gastric cancer confirmed by biopsies who received preoperative CEUS examination were involved in this study. CEUS results were compared with postoperative pathological findings.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The accuracy rate of CEUS in determining the Borrmann classification of gastric cancer was 92.3%(263/285). The accuracy rates of BorrmannI(, II(, III(, IIII(, and IIIII( were 100%(12/12), 90.6%(77/85), 92.6%(126/136), 95.7%(45/47), and 60.0%(3/5) respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  CEUS is a useful diagnostic method for preoperative Borrmann classification of gastric cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Lin'an Municipal People's Hospital, Zhejiang Lin'an 311300, China. yymla@163.com.
authors.forename: Jianjiang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yongming
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Lijun
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ding
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.forename: Huaisong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.forename: Huajuan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ruan
authors.forename: Yaping
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: Xiangdong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Zhiqiang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zheng
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D003287:Contrast Media; D006801:Humans; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media