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La radiologia medica
Published in: La radiologia medica 4/2014

01-04-2014 | Breast Radiology

Comparison between different imaging techniques in the evaluation of malignant breast lesions: can 3D ultrasound be useful?

Authors: Paola Clauser, Viviana Londero, Giuseppe Como, Rossano Girometti, Massimo Bazzocchi, Chiara Zuiani

Published in: La radiologia medica | Issue 4/2014

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Abstract

Purpose

This study was done to assess the feasibility of three-dimensional ultrasonography (3D-US) for volume calculation of solid breast lesions.

Materials and methods

The volumes of 36 malignant lesions were measured using conventional 2D-US, 3D-US and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and compared with that obtained with histology (standard of reference). With 2D Ultrasouns, volume was estimated by measuring three diameters and calculating volume with the mathematical formula for spheres. With 3D-US, stored images were retrieved and boundaries of masses were manually outlined; volume calculation was performed with VOCAL software. For MRI, volume measurements were obtained with special software for 3D reconstructions, after each lesion had been manually outlined. Histology measured the three main diameters and the volume was estimated using the mathematical formula for spheres. Interclass correlation coefficient (ICC) and Bland–Altman plots were used to assess agreement between the volumes measured.

Results

ICC indicated that a good level of concordance was identified between 3D-US and histology (0.79). According to the Bland–Altman analysis, limits of agreement of mean differences of the volumes measured with the three imaging modalities were comparable with histology: −2÷1.5 cm3 for 3D-US; −2.3÷1.3 cm3 for 2D-US and −2.2÷1.6 cm3 for MRI.

Conclusions

3D-US is a reliable method for the volumetric assessment of breast lesions. 3D-US is able to provide valuable information for the preoperative evaluation of lesions.
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Metadata
Title
Comparison between different imaging techniques in the evaluation of malignant breast lesions: can 3D ultrasound be useful?
Authors
Paola Clauser
Viviana Londero
Giuseppe Como
Rossano Girometti
Massimo Bazzocchi
Chiara Zuiani
Publication date
01-04-2014
Publisher
Springer Milan
Published in
La radiologia medica / Issue 4/2014
Print ISSN: 0033-8362
Electronic ISSN: 1826-6983
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11547-013-0338-z

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