Role of acoustic radiation force-based elasticity imaging in endometrium pathologies

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dc.contributor.author Cenkeri, H. C.
dc.contributor.author Bidaci, T. B.
dc.contributor.author Yilmaz, B.
dc.contributor.author Desteli, G.
dc.date.accessioned 2024-05-25T12:30:57Z
dc.date.available 2024-05-25T12:30:57Z
dc.date.issued 2020
dc.department Okan University en_US
dc.department-temp [Cenkeri, H. C.; Yilmaz, B.] Okan Univ, Dept Radiol, Istanbul, Turkey; [Bidaci, T. B.; Desteli, G.] Baskent Univ, Dept Obstet & Gynecol, Istanbul, Turkey en_US
dc.description.abstract Backround: Ultrasonography is difficult to distinguish between endometrial pathologies and often requires curettage. ARFI (Acoustic Radiation Force-Based Elasticity Imaging) is a new ultrasonography elastography method. Using ARFI, it is possible to obtain information about the likelihood of the tissue benign or malignant. Aim: The aim of this study is to evaluate the contribution of ARFI to differentiate endometrial pathologies in hysterectomy specimens. Subjects and Methods: Our study was prospectively, January-May 2017, performed in randomly 45 cases of 41-91 years of age (mean 58.3 years) who have decided to have hysterectomy. Hysterectomy was performed for uterine prolapse and endometrial hyperplasia in elderly patients and menorrhagia in young patients. Pathology results were compared with ARFI values and endometrial thickness. ANNOVA test was used for the comparison of ARFI values. Results: Pathology revealed 14 cases of endometrial atrophy, 11 cases of proliferative phase, 10 cases of polyp, 6 cases of endometrial hyperplasia, and 4 cases of endometrium cancer. There is a statistically significant difference between mean ARFI values of endometrium, subendometrium, and myometrium of the groups (P < 0.05). There was a statistically significant difference between the mean endometrial thickness of the groups (P < 0.05). Conclusion: Endometrium ARFI contributes to the differential diagnosis of endometrial pathologies. Subendometrial and myometrial ARFI values decrease in polyps and increase in hyperplasia. Our study shows that the addition of subendometrium ARFI to gray-scale sonography before deciding on invasive procedures in endometrial pathologies may improve diagnostic accuracy. We concluded that further in vivo studies will establish the usefulness of this technique for preoperative diagnostic measures. en_US
dc.identifier.citationcount 1
dc.identifier.doi 10.4103/njcp.njcp_589_18
dc.identifier.endpage 1344 en_US
dc.identifier.issn 1119-3077
dc.identifier.issue 10 en_US
dc.identifier.pmid 33047689
dc.identifier.scopus 2-s2.0-85092887386
dc.identifier.scopusquality Q2
dc.identifier.startpage 1339 en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://doi.org/10.4103/njcp.njcp_589_18
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14517/2225
dc.identifier.volume 23 en_US
dc.identifier.wos WOS:000617098200002
dc.identifier.wosquality Q4
dc.language.iso en
dc.publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications en_US
dc.relation.publicationcategory Makale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı en_US
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess en_US
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dc.subject ARF&#304 en_US
dc.subject endometrium en_US
dc.subject elastography en_US
dc.subject ultrasonography en_US
dc.title Role of acoustic radiation force-based elasticity imaging in endometrium pathologies en_US
dc.type Article en_US
dc.wos.citedbyCount 1

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