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Published in: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 1/2020

01-12-2020 | Ultrasound | Research article

RETRACTED ARTICLE: Meta-analysis of contrast-enhanced ultrasound and contrast-enhanced harmonic endoscopic ultrasound for the diagnosis of gallbladder malignancy

Authors: Xue Liang, Xiang Jing

Published in: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making | Issue 1/2020

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Abstract

Background

The diagnosis between benign and malignant gallbladder lesions is sometimes difficult. The objective of this study is to assess whether contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) and contrast-enhanced harmonic endoscopic ultrasound (CH-EUS) can be an accurate method for detecting gallbladder malignancy and to determine which imaging signs can be indicative of malignancy.

Methods

A study search of PubMed, Elsevier, and Sciencedirect was performed in May 2019. The pooled sensitivity, specificity, diagnostic odds ratio (DOR), and summary receiver operating characteristic (SROC) curve were used to examine the accuracy of CEUS and CH-EUS.

Results

Twenty-one studies were included in the meta-analysis. The pooled sensitivities of CEUS and CH-EUS were 0.81 (0.75–0.86) and 0.92 (0.86–0.95); the specificities were 0.94 (0.90–0.96) and 0.89 (0.69–0. 97); the DORs were 64 (32–127) and 89 (22–354); and the area under the SROC curves were 0.90 (0.87–0.92) and 0.92 (0.90–0.94). On CEUS, the diagnostic criterion for gallbladder malignancy according to four features were analyzed. Sensitivity and specificity were 0.75 (0.65–0.83) and 0.98 (0.85–1.00) for integrity of gallbladder wall; 0.69 (0.55–0.81) and 0.89 (0.77–0.95) for heterogeneous enhancement; 0.81 (0.71–0.88) and 0.88 (0.76–0.94) for irregular vessels; and 0.81 (0.66–0.91) and 0.75 (0.59–0.86) for washout time within 28 s. On CH-EUS, heterogeneous enhancement could be indicative of malignant lesions with a sensitivity of 0.94 (0.85–0.97); and the specificity was 0.92 (0.71–0.98).

Conclusions

CEUS and CH-EUS are promising and reliable imaging modalities with a high sensitivity and specificity for the diagnosis of gallbladder malignancy. CH-EUS might be more sensitive than CEUS with a higher sensitivity. In addition, irregular tralesional vessels and washout time within 28 s on CEUS and heterogeneous enhancement on CH-EUS are indicative of malignancy. However, larger scale and well-designed studies are warranted to verify our results.
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Metadata
Title
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Meta-analysis of contrast-enhanced ultrasound and contrast-enhanced harmonic endoscopic ultrasound for the diagnosis of gallbladder malignancy
Authors
Xue Liang
Xiang Jing
Publication date
01-12-2020
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making / Issue 1/2020
Electronic ISSN: 1472-6947
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-020-01252-5

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